Crusader

What do I do next?, said the Bishop to the Priest

I have spent my whole life waiting, preparing for the Feast

And now you say Jerusalem has fallen and is lost

The King of Heathen Saracen has seized the holy cross

Then the Priest said: Oh my Bishop, we must put them to the sword

For God in all his mercy will find a just reward

For the Noblemen and sinners, and Knights of ready hand

Who will be the Lord's Crusader, send word throughout all the land

Jerusalem is lost

Jerusalem is lost

Jerusalem is lost

Tell me what to do, said the King upon his throne

But speak to me in whispers for we are not alone

They tell me that Jerusalem has fallen to the hand

Of some bedevilled Eastern heathen who has seized the Holy land

Then the Chamberlain said: Lord, we must call upon our foes

In Spain and France and Germany to end our bitter wars

All Christian men must be as one and gather for the fight

You will be their leader, begin the battle cry

Jerusalem is lost

Jerusalem is lost

Jerusalem is lost

Ooh, high on a hill, in the town of Jerusalem

There stood Saladin, the King of the Saracens

Whoring and drinking and snoring and sinking, around him his army lay

Secure in the knowledge that they had won the day

A messenger came, blood on his feet and a wound in his chest

The Christians are coming!, he said, I have seen their Cross in the West

In a rage Saladin struck him down with his knife

And he said: I know that this man lies

They quarrel too much, the Christians could never unite!

I am invincible, I am the King

I am invincible, and I will win

Close they came, the army of Richard the Lionheart

Marching by day and night, with soldiers from every part

And when the Crusaders came over the mountain and they saw Jerusalem

They fell to their knees and prayed for her release

They started the battle at dawn, taking the city by storm

With horsemen and bowmen and engines of war

They broke through the city walls

The Heathens were flying and screaming and dying

And the Christian swords were strong

And Saladin ran when he heard their victory song

We are invincible, God is the King

We are invincible, and we will win!

What do I do now?, said the Wiseman to the Fool

I have spent my whole life searching, to find the Golden Rule

Though centuries have disappeared, the memory still remains

Of those enemies together, could it be that way again?

Then the Fool said: Oh you Wise men, you really make me laugh

With your talk of vast persuasion and searching through the past

There is only greed and evil in the men that fight today

The Song of the Crusader has long since gone away

Jerusalem is lost

Jerusalem is lost

Jerusalem is lost

Jerusalem