One Tin Soldier
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Listen people to a story 
that was written long ago,
'bout a kingdom on a mountain
And the valley folks below.
On the mountain was a treasure
Hidden deep beneath a stone,
And the valley people swore 
They'd have it for their very own.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor, 
go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of heaven, 
you can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing, 
come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after.............
One Tin Soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley 
sent a message up the hill,
Asking for the buried treasure 
Tons of gold for which they'd kill.
Came the answer from the kingdom,  
With our brothers we will share,
All the riches of the mountain,  
All the treasure buried there.

Now the valley cried with anger, 
Mount your horses, draw your swords
And they killed the mountain people, 
So they won their just rewards
Now they stood before the treasure 
On the mountain dark and red
Turned the stone and looked beneath it ...................
 Peace On Earth, was all it said.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor, 
Go ahead and cheat and friend,
Do it in the name of heaven, 
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing 
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after.................. 
One Tin Soldier rides away.





From:  stephanie burnakus <spooky@terragon.com>