A In the fire blue forests, and forgotten
I crawled the cotton fields, picking for cotton D The overseer sneered, his was rotten A ecstasy. F#m Im child-like terror I tore out the tap Bm Cards of the were calling to follow suit E7 I dashed for the swamps, the 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 torn in C#7 b And they never would leave until they believed that I was E a But I'd never their names E a Oh, who am I to E a I know I'd do the B Endlessly. C#m And all the high-born F#m So and so true, B Have been to the soldiers E When in rome do as the do.
and afraid in the mists of the morning The snakes and the spiders were performing The bark of the 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. someone replied "would you like a ride? " "come in" he said. We drove for a while, he me a smile and a piece of bread The hammer was hard in the chrome of the car as I his head Then we off in a spin Oh I his skull again Oh you my good friend, I so good. And all the ladies So and so true, Have handed to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
Late in the I came to the city I to the sidewalks sighing for pity A diamond was dropped the hands of the pretty To be so kind. Cowards and corpses were 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 cops ran the rain There was in the stores for the whims of the whores 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 had been killed I was glad to a thrill So far behind. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the When in rome do as the do.
A monk and his were dancing so dandy A topless nun was handing out The beautiful bishop broke out the The we crave. They stuttered and stammered, would I feel like We fell to our knees, feverishly The salt in the seemed to be saying Be brave, be brave. I reached for a robe, I preached and I probed And I the tune. And the greed for the gills was played to the As I promised I toyed their fears, until coins and tears filled the room Then I took off the road Laughing madly a toad God every soulless soul would be saved. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
A chorus of children passing the hours I joined in their fun and gave 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 Just out of reach, to reach her Their hands raised. by the chalk, the lessons were taught, inside the class They studied the rules of the samurai schools, they had to The room was adjourned, the were learned, I on the gas And I watched them make pleas They passed the test with I them their degrees, They the grade. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
Feeling my weakness, a for company I joined the of the hot and hungry To teach what it to have love for your country We away. We lowered our lives for the lines of a We with the mothers, played with the daughters We followed our fantasies, orders It was play. After the war the bullets bored so we capped the game cynical smiles we put them on trial to place the blame Now kind of beast would love such a feast Have you no So we the by the feet Oh, we shot them in the Oh, the victory was On day. And all the high-born So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
The and the circuses came to be nearing The saviour or somebody be appearing and pageants were all disappearing my head. The stones on the were staring and stalling Caesar and cassius cursing and calling The empire had risen and now it was Or so it seemed. The and the cross seemed empty and lost in dark despair And lies, death in disguise were everywhere The canvas was cold, the story was old, I said my I crowned him on the head Oh, I blessed him as he Oh at last, the is dead God the queen. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
Now remained for building or burning The losing of lovers was all I was A time for escape and a time for returning had to me Back through the ashes and through the embers through the roads and the ruins I remembered My hands at my I sadly surrendered Do as you please. The hero was home, and grown, I fell on the floor Mad with they started to dance, their star was born I bled the rain, exploded in pain, then I screamed for more Oh, me feel sublime Release me my mind Oh, kill me one more And set me free. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.