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Frail and afraid in the mists of the The and the spiders were sadly performing The bark of the dogs up the warning the wood. Sweating and swearing I crawled from the The appeared to take me from danger Is there anyone here who would pick up a Oh I you could. someone replied "would you like a ride? " "come in" he said. We drove for a while, he gave me a and a piece of bread The was hard in the chrome of the car as I cracked his head Then we off in a spin Oh I smashed his again Oh you my good friend, I so good. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
Late in the I came to the city I fell to the sighing for pity A was dropped from the hands of the pretty To be so kind. Cowards and were busy competing The rhymes of the were busy repeating I raced to the and sped(? ) from the speeding To my mind. and locks, companies of cops ran from the rain There was in the stores for the whims of the whores That with shame. I asked for a light from a priest in the I fanned the flames. And the traffic all stood To see if had been killed I was glad to leave a So far behind. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been handed to the When in do as the romans do.
A monk and his mother dancing so dandy A topless nun was out candy The bishop broke out the brandy The we crave. They stuttered and stammered, would I feel like We fell to our knees, praying The salt in the seemed to be saying Be brave, be brave. I reached reached for a robe, I and I probed And I the tune. And the greed for the gills was to the hilt As I promised I toyed with their fears, until coins and tears filled the Then I took off down the Laughing madly a toad God bless every soulless That be saved. And all the high-born 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 them my flowers Covered with 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 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 them make their pleas They the test with ease I gave them degrees, They the grade. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
my weakness, a coward for company I joined the ranks of the hot and To teach what it means to have for your country We away. We lowered our lives for the of a border We danced with the mothers, played the daughters We followed our fantasies, following It was play. After the war the bullets were so we capped the game With cynical smiles we put them on to place the blame Now what kind of would love such a feast you no shame? So we the by the feet Oh, we shot in the street Oh, the victory was On day. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.
The bread and the came to be nearing The saviour or somebody be appearing Pagans and were all disappearing my head. The stones on the statues were staring and Caesar and cassius cursing and calling The empire had and now it was falling Or so it seemed. The crown and the cross empty and lost in dark despair And luminous lies, death in disguise everywhere The canvas was cold, the was old, I said my prayers I crowned him on the head Oh, I blessed him as he Oh at last, the king is God the queen. And all the high-born So and so true, Have been handed to the When in rome do as the do.
Now nothing remained for building or The losing of lovers was all I was A time for and a time for returning had come to me Back through the and back through the embers Back through the and the ruins I remembered My at my side 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 from my Oh, kill me one more And set me free. And all the ladies So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in do as the romans do.