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1. "What do I do next?" said the Bishop to the Priest,
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"I have spent my whole life waiting, preparing for the Feast,
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and now you say Jerusalem has fallen and is lost,
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the King of Heathen Saracen has seized the Holy Cross;"
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Then the Priest said "Oh my Bishop, we must put them to the sword,
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for God in all His mercy will find a just reward,
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for the Noblemen and sinners, and Knights of ready hand
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who will be the Lord's Crusader, send word through all the land,
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Jerusalem is lost, Jerusalem is lost, Jerusalem is lost;"
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2. "Tell me what to do," said the King upon his throne,
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"But speak to me in whispers, for we are not alone.
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They tell me that Jerusalem has fallen to the hand
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of some bedevilled Eastern heathen who has seized the Holy Land."
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Then the Chamberlain said "Lord, we must call upon our foes
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in Spain and France and Germany to end our bitter wars,
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all Christian men must be as one and gather for the fight,
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you will be their leader, begin the Battle cry,
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Jerusalem is lost, Jerusalem is lost, Jerusalem is lost".
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3. Oh, high on a hill, in the town of Jerusalem,
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there stood Saladin, the King of the Saracens,
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whoring and drinking and snoring and singing, around him his army lay,
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secure in the knowledge that he had won the day;
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A messenger came, blood on his feet and a wound in his chest,
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"The Christians are coming!" he said, "I have seen their Cross in the West".
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In a rage Saladin struck him down with his knife, he said "I know that this man lies,
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they quarrel too much, the Christians could never unite!
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I am invincible, I am the King, I am invincible, and I will win,
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I will win!"
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3. Closer they came, the army of Richard the Lionheart,
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marching by day and night, with soldiers from every part.
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And when the Crusaders came over the mountains and they saw Jerusalem,
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they fell to their knees and prayed for her release.
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They started the battle at dawn, taking the city by storm,
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with horsemen and bowmen and engines of war, they broke through the city walls.
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The heathens were flying and screaming and dying,
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and the Christian swords were strong,and Saladin ran when he heard their victory song;
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"We are invincible, God is the King, we are invincible, and we will win!"
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4. "What do I do now?" said the Wise man to the Fool,
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"I`ve spent my whole life searching, to find the Golden Rule.
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Though centuries have disappeared, the memory still remains
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of those enemies together, could it be that way again?"
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Then the Fool said "Oh you Wise men, you really make me laugh, with your talk of
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vast persuasion and searching through the past. There is only greed and evil in the
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men who fight today, the Song of the Crusader has long since gone away.
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Jerusalem is lost, Jerusalem is lost, Jerusalem is lost..... JERUSALEM.
(Chris de Burgh)