Mad Parade - One Tin Soldier lyrics

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Listen children to a story<br />

That was written long ago<br />

Bout a kingdom on a mountain<br />

And the valley far below<br />

<br />

On the mountain was a treasure<br />

Buried deep beneath the stone<br />

And the valley people swore<br />

They'd have it for their very own<br />

<br />

So go ahead and hate your neighbor<br />

Go ahead and cheat a friend<br />

Do it in the name of heaven<br />

You can justify it in the end<br />

<br />

There won't be any trumpets blowing<br />

Come the judgment day<br />

But on the bloody morning after<br />

One tin soldier rides away<br />

<br />

So the people from the valley<br />

Sent a message up the hill<br />

Asking for the buried treasure<br />

Tons of gold for which they'd kill<br />

<br />

Came an answer from the kingdom<br />

"with our brothers we will share<br />

All the secrets of our mountain<br />

All the riches buried there."<br />

<br />

Now the valley cried with anger<br />

"Mount your horses, draw your swords"<br />

And they killed the mountain people<br />

So they won their just reward<br />

<br />

Now they stood beside the treasure<br />

On the mountain, dark and red<br />

Turned the stone and looked beneath it<br />

"Peace on earth" was all it said<br />

<br />

So go ahead and hate your neighbor<br />

Go ahead and cheat a friend<br />

Do it in the name of heaven<br />

You can justify it in the end<br />

<br />

There won't be any trumpets blowing<br />

Come the judgment day<br />

But on the bloody morning after<br />

One tin soldier rides away<br />

<br />

So go ahead and hate your neighbor<br />

Go ahead and cheat a friend<br />

Do it in the name of heaven<br />

You can justify it in the end<br />

<br />

There won't be any trumpets blowing<br />

Come the judgment day<br />

But on the bloody morning after<br />

One tin soldier rides away