So I told him that he'd better shut his mouth
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And do his job like a man.
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And he answered "Listen, Father,
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I will never kill another."
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He thinks he's better
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than his brother that died
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What the hell does he think he's doing
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To his father who brought him up right?
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Chorus:
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Take your place on The Great Mandala
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As it moves through your brief moment of time.
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Win or lose now you must choose now
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And if you lose you're only losing your life.
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Tell the jailer not to bother
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With his meal of bread and water today.
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He is fasting 'til the killing's over
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He's a martyr, he thinks he's a prophet.
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But he's a coward, he's just playing a game
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He can't do it, he can't change it
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It's been going on for ten thousand years
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(Chorus)
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Tell the people they are safe now
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Hunger stopped him, he lies still in his cell.
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Death has gagged his accusations
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We are free now, we can kill now,
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We can hate now, now we can end the world
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We're not guilty, he was crazy
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And it's been going on for ten thousand years!
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Take your place on The Great Mandala
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As it moves through your brief moment of time.
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Win or lose now you must choose now
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And if you lose you've only wasted your life.
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THE GREAT MANDALA (The Wheel of Life)
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| Peter, Paul & Mary |
