Crusader

Crusader - Chris De Burgh

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 lords 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