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I crawled through the fields, picking for cotton D The overseer sneered, his was rotten A ecstasy. F#m Im child-like I tore out the tap roots Bm Cards of the lash were to follow suit E7 I for the swamps, the hounds in hot pursuit D a Jealously. C#7 f#m All the night a figure of fright, as I hid my head C#7 f#m And the their nose in a cut of my cloths, now torn in shreds C#7 b And they never would leave until they believed that I was 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 high-born F#m So and so true, B Have been to the soldiers E in rome do as the romans do.
Frail and afraid in the 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 appeared to take me from Is there anyone here who would up a stranger? Oh I you could. Then replied "would you like a ride? " "come in" he said. We drove for a while, he gave me a smile and a of bread The was hard in the chrome of the car as I cracked his head we took 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 been to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
Late in the evening I to the city I to the sidewalks sighing for pity A diamond was from the hands of the pretty To be so kind. Cowards and corpses were busy The rhymes of the riots busy repeating I raced to the corner and sped(? ) from the To my mind. Latches and locks, companies of cops ran from the There was in the stores for the whims of the whores shone with shame. I asked for a light a priest in the night I fanned the flames. And the traffic all still To see if someone had killed I was glad to a thrill So far behind. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
A monk and his mother were so dandy A topless nun was handing out The beautiful broke out the brandy The we crave. stuttered and stammered, would I feel like staying We to our knees, feverishly praying The salt in the seemed to be saying 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 I took off down the road Laughing like a toad God every soulless soul That 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 children were passing the I joined in their fun and gave my flowers Covered with kisses and showered with they repaid. Taken and trusting, would I be their She so appealing, I wanted to touch her Just out of reach, to reach her Their hands raised. Charmed by the chalk, the were taught, inside the class studied the rules of the samurai schools, they had to pass The room was adjourned, the lessons learned, I on the gas And I watched make their pleas They passed the test ease I them their degrees, made the grade. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been handed to the in rome do as the romans do.
Feeling my weakness, a coward for I joined the ranks of the hot and To what it means to have love for your country We away. We our lives for the lines of a border We danced 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 With smiles we put them on trial to place the blame Now what kind of beast would love a feast Have you no So we the by the feet Oh, we them in the street Oh, the victory was On day. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been handed to the When in do as the romans do.
The and the circuses came to be nearing The saviour or must be appearing Pagans and pageants were all my head. The stones on the were staring and stalling Caesar and cassius were cursing and The had risen and now it was falling Or so it seemed. The and the cross seemed empty and lost in dark despair And luminous lies, in disguise were everywhere The canvas was cold, the story was old, I my prayers I crowned him on the head Oh, I blessed him as he Oh at last, the is dead God the queen. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
Now remained for building or burning The losing of was all I was learning A time for and a time for returning had come to me Back through the ashes and back the embers Back through the roads and the ruins I My hands at my I sadly surrendered Do as you please. The hero was home, proven and grown, I fell on the Mad with romance they started to dance, their was born I bled like the rain, exploded in pain, I screamed for more Oh, make me feel Release me my mind Oh, kill me one time And set me free. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.