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Crusader Words & Music by Chris de Burgh
&Emquot;What do I do next?" sGaid the Bishop to the Priest, "I haAve spent my whole life waitingC, preparing for Dthe feast, And Emnow you say Jerusalem has fGallen and is lost, The Aking of Heathen Saracen has sCeized the hDoly cEmross."
Then the PEmriest said "Oh my Bishop, we mGust put them to the sword, For GAod in all his mercy will fCind a just rewDard, For the nEmoble men and sinners, and knGights of ready hand A C D Em - D Who will be the Lord's crusader, send word through all the land,
C D Em - D Jerusalem is lost, C D Em - D Jerusalem is lost,
JCerusalDem is loEmst;" "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, C D Em - F Jerusalem is lost"...
Ooh, hAmigh on a hill, in the town of JerFusalem, There stAmood Saladin, the king of the SaFracens, G E7/G# Am G F Whoring and drinking and snoring and sinking, around him his army lay, SecCure in the knowledge that E7he had won the dAmay;
A messenger came, blood on his feet and a wFound in his chest, G&quoAmt;The Christians are coming!" he said, "I haFve seen their cross in the West," In a Grage Saladin struck him down with his knife And he said "Am;I know tGhat this Fman lies, They quCarrel too much, the ChE7ristians could never uAmnite!
FI amG invinAmcibleF, I am the kiEng, F G Am F G Am - G - F - G 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 waiting, 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, C D Em - D Jerusalem is lost, C D Em - D Jerusalem is lost,
JCerusaDlem is loCst... JeruDsalEem."