A In the blue forests, faded and forgotten
I crawled through the fields, picking for cotton D The overseer sneered, his was rotten A ecstasy. F#m Im child-like terror I out the tap roots Bm of the lash were calling to follow suit E7 I for the swamps, the hounds in hot pursuit D a Jealously. C#7 f#m All through the night a of fright, as I hid my head C#7 f#m And the buried their in a cut of my cloths, now torn in shreds C#7 b And never would leave until they believed that I was dead E a But I'd never curse names E a Oh, who am I to E a I I'd do the same B Endlessly. C#m And all the high-born F#m So and so true, B Have handed to the soldiers E When in rome do as the do.
Frail and afraid in the mists of the The snakes and the spiders were sadly The bark of the dogs up the warning the wood. Sweating and swearing I crawled the manger The appeared to take me from danger Is there anyone here who pick up a stranger? Oh I you could. someone replied "would you like a ride? " "come in" he said. We for a while, he gave me a smile and a piece of bread The hammer was in the chrome of the car as I cracked his head we took off in a spin Oh I smashed his again Oh thank you my friend, I so good. And all the high-born So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
Late in the evening I came to the I fell to the sidewalks for pity A was dropped from the hands of the pretty To be so kind. Cowards and were busy competing The rhymes of the riots were busy I raced to the and sped(? ) from the speeding To my mind. Latches and locks, companies of ran from the rain There was silk in the stores for the whims of the That with shame. I asked for a light from a in the night Then I the flames. And the all stood still To see if someone had killed I was glad to a thrill So far behind. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
A monk and his mother dancing so dandy A topless nun was out candy The beautiful bishop broke out the The we crave. They and stammered, would I feel like staying We fell to our knees, praying The salt in the salt-peter to be saying Be brave, be brave. I reached reached for a robe, I preached and I And I the tune. And the greed for the gills was to the hilt As I promised I with their fears, until coins and tears filled the room Then I took off down the madly like a toad God bless every soul would be saved. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
A chorus of were passing the hours I joined in their fun and gave them my with kisses and showered with showers That repaid. Taken and trusting, I be their teacher? She looked so appealing, I wanted to her out of reach, unable to reach her Their were raised. Charmed by the chalk, the lessons were taught, the class They studied the of the samurai schools, they had to pass The was adjourned, the lessons were learned, I on the gas And I watched them make pleas They the test with ease I gave their degrees, They the grade. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the When in do as the romans do.
Feeling my weakness, a for company I the ranks of the hot and hungry To teach what it means to love for your country We away. We lowered our for the lines of a border We with the mothers, played with the daughters We followed our fantasies, orders It was play. After the war the bullets were bored so we capped the cynical smiles we put them on trial to place the blame Now what kind of beast would love such a Have you no So we the by the feet Oh, we them in the street Oh, the was sweet On day. And all the high-born So and so true, Have handed to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
The bread and the came to be nearing The saviour or somebody must be Pagans and pageants all disappearing my head. The stones on the statues were and stalling Caesar and cassius were cursing and The empire had and now it was falling Or so it seemed. The crown and the cross seemed empty and in dark despair And luminous lies, in disguise were everywhere The canvas was cold, the story was old, I said my I crowned him on the head Oh, I him as he bled Oh at last, the is dead God the queen. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
Now nothing remained for or burning The losing of lovers was all I was A time for and a time for returning had come to me through the ashes and back through the embers Back the roads and the ruins I remembered My hands at my side I surrendered Do as you please. The was home, proven and grown, I fell on the floor Mad with romance they started to dance, their was born I bled like the rain, exploded in pain, then I for more Oh, make me feel Release me from my Oh, kill me one time And set me free. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been handed to the in rome do as the romans do.