A In the blue forests, faded and forgotten
I crawled through the cotton fields, for cotton D The overseer sneered, his whipping was A ecstasy. F#m Im child-like I tore out the tap roots Bm Cards of the were calling to follow suit E7 I dashed for the swamps, the hounds in hot D a Jealously. C#7 f#m All through the night a figure of fright, as I hid my 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 that I was dead E a But I'd never their names 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 handed to the E When in do as the romans do.
and afraid in the mists of the morning The snakes and the spiders were 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 anyone here who would pick up a stranger? Oh I you could. Then someone "would you like a ride? " "come in" he said. We for a while, he gave me a smile and a piece of bread The was hard in the chrome of the car as I cracked his head we took off in a spin Oh I smashed his skull Oh you my good friend, I so good. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
Late in the evening I to the city I fell to the sidewalks for pity A diamond was dropped from the of the pretty To be so kind. Cowards and were busy competing The of the riots 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 silk in the stores for the of the whores shone with shame. I asked for a light from a priest in the I fanned the flames. And the all stood still To see if someone had been I was glad to a thrill So far behind. And all the ladies So and so true, Have handed to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
A and his mother were dancing so dandy A nun was handing out candy The beautiful bishop broke out the The we crave. They and stammered, would I feel like staying We fell to our knees, feverishly 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 doom I toyed their fears, until coins and tears filled the room Then I took off down the madly like a toad God bless every soul would be saved. And all the high-born So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.
A of children were passing the hours I in their fun and gave them my flowers Covered kisses and showered with showers That repaid. Taken and trusting, would I be teacher? She looked so appealing, I wanted to her Just out of reach, unable to her Their hands raised. Charmed by the chalk, the were taught, inside the class They studied the rules of the samurai schools, they had to The room was adjourned, the lessons learned, I on the gas And I watched them make pleas They passed the test ease I them their degrees, made the grade. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been 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 means to have love for country We away. We our lives for the lines of a border We danced the mothers, played with the daughters We our fantasies, following orders It was play. After the war the bullets were so we capped the game With cynical smiles we put them on trial to the blame Now what kind of beast love such a feast Have you no So we the by the feet Oh, we shot 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 and the circuses came to be nearing The saviour or somebody be appearing and pageants were all disappearing my head. The on the statues were staring and stalling Caesar and were 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, in disguise were everywhere The was cold, the story was old, I said my prayers Then I him on the head Oh, I blessed him as he Oh at last, the king is God the queen. And all the ladies So and so true, Have been to the soldiers in rome do as the romans do.
Now nothing for building or burning The losing of lovers was all I was A for escape 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 hands at my side I sadly Do as you please. The hero was home, proven and grown, I on the floor Mad romance they started to dance, their star was born I bled like the rain, in pain, then I screamed for more Oh, make me feel Release me from my Oh, me one more time And set me free. And all the high-born So and so true, been handed to the soldiers When in rome do as the do.