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I crawled through the fields, picking for cotton D The sneered, his whipping was rotten A ecstasy. F#m Im child-like terror I tore out the tap 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 nose in a cut of my cloths, now in shreds C#7 b And they never would leave until they believed I was dead E a But I'd never curse their E a Oh, who am I to E a I I'd do the same B Endlessly. C#m And all the ladies F#m So and so true, B been 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 performing The of the dogs kept up the warning the wood. Sweating and I crawled from the manger The highway to take me from danger Is anyone here who would pick up a stranger? Oh I you could. Then someone "would you like a ride? " "come in" he said. We drove for a while, he gave me a smile and a piece of The hammer was hard in the chrome of the car as I his head we took off in a spin Oh I his skull again Oh you my good friend, I so good. And all the high-born So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
Late in the I came to the city I fell to the sidewalks sighing for A diamond was dropped the hands of the pretty To be so kind. and corpses were busy competing The rhymes of the were busy repeating I raced to the corner and sped(? ) from the To my mind. Latches and locks, of cops ran from the rain There was silk in the for the whims of the whores shone with shame. I asked for a from a priest 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 were dancing so A topless nun was handing out The beautiful bishop broke out the The we crave. They stuttered and stammered, I feel like staying We fell to our knees, feverishly The salt in the salt-peter seemed to be Be brave, be brave. I reached reached for a robe, I preached and I And I the tune. And the for the gills was played to the hilt As I promised I toyed with their fears, coins and tears filled the room Then I took off down the Laughing madly a toad God bless every soul That be saved. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been handed to the When in rome do as the do.
A chorus of were passing the hours I in their fun and gave them my flowers Covered with kisses and showered showers That repaid. Taken and trusting, would I be their 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, inside the They studied the rules of the samurai schools, had to pass The was adjourned, the lessons were learned, I on the gas And I watched them make their They passed the with ease I gave them degrees, made the grade. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the When in rome do as the do.
Feeling my weakness, a for company I the ranks of the hot and hungry To teach what it means to have for your country We away. We lowered our for the lines of a border We danced with the mothers, played the daughters We followed our fantasies, orders It was play. After the war the were bored so we capped the game With cynical smiles we put them on to place the blame Now what kind of beast love such a feast Have you no So we hung the by the Oh, we them in the street Oh, the was sweet On day. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
The bread and the circuses came to be The saviour or somebody must be Pagans and pageants were all my head. The stones on the statues staring and stalling and cassius were cursing and calling The had risen and now it was falling Or so it seemed. The crown and the seemed empty and lost in dark despair And luminous lies, death in were everywhere The was cold, the story was old, I said my prayers Then I crowned him on the Oh, I him as he bled Oh at last, the king is God the queen. And all the high-born So and so true, Have handed to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
Now nothing remained for building or The losing of lovers was all I was A for escape and a time for returning had come to me Back the ashes and back through the embers Back through the roads and the 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 star was I bled like the rain, in pain, then I screamed for more Oh, make me feel Release me my mind Oh, me one more time And set me free. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.