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 noble men and sinners and knights of ready hand                                                                                       -    Who will be the Lord’s crusader send word through 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 he 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 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                                         -         Jerusalem is lost                  -        Jerusalem is lost      Jerusalem is lost...   Jerusalem."