One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)
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by Lambert-Potter, sung by Coven
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Listen, children, to a story
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That was written long ago,
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'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
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And the valley-folk below.
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On the mountain was a treasure
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Buried deep beneath the stone,
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And the valley-people swore
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They'd have it for their very own.
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Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
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Go ahead and cheat a friend.
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Do it in the name of Heaven,
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You can justify it in the end.
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There won't be any trumpets blowing
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Come the judgement day,
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On the bloody morning after....
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One tin soldier rides away.
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So the people of the valley
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Sent a message up the hill,
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Asking for the buried treasure,
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Tons of gold for which they'd kill.
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Came an answer from the kingdom,
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"With our brothers we will share
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All the secrets of our mountain,
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All the riches buried there."
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Now the valley cried with anger,
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"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"
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And they killed the mountain-people,
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So they won their just reward.
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Now they stood beside the treasure,
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On the mountain, dark and red.
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Turned the stone and looked beneath it...
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"Peace on Earth" was all it said.
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Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
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Go ahead and cheat a friend.
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Do it in the name of Heaven,
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You can justify it in the end.
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There won't be any trumpets blowing
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Come the judgement day,
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On the bloody morning after....
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One tin soldier rides away.
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Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
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Go ahead and cheat a friend.
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Do it in the name of Heaven,
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You can justify it in the end.
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There won't be any trumpets blowing
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Come the judgement day,
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On the bloody morning after....
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One tin soldier rides away.
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One Tin Soldier
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