Chris de Burgh - Crusader

crusader
words & music by chris de burgh

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“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 noble men 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 ,
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jerusalem is lost ,
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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 ,

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jerusalem is lost” . . .

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ooh , 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 sinking , 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
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and 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 ,
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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 ,

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jerusalem is lost ,
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jerusalem is lost ,
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jerusalem is lost . . .
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jerusalem . ”