I Was Raised In Babylon
Cat Stevens
Yusuf / Cat Stevens - I Was Raised In Babylon Prote Fibonacci Strum Pick Flick Or Kick! [Verse 1] I was raised in Babylon Our priests taught us how to worship the sun [Chorus] Wo! Where did we go wrong? They used to call us civilised - but those days are gone [Verse 2] I came to guard the Pharaoh Bring him wine and women [Chorus] Oh Lord! Where is he now? We used call him the highest - till the wave took him down [Link] [Verse 3] I was born in the Holy Land They told me it was by God’s command [Chorus] Wo! Where are the others from? I thought that we were the chosen - I must’ve been wrong [Verse 4] I loved to march with the Sultan And his diamond turban [Chorus] Oh Lord! Then the world took hold Let go of the rope of God - for a handful of gold [Link] [Verse 5] I used to serve the Empire On which the sun set never [Chorus] Oh! Now times have turned We thought our white skins would save us - Then we got burned