Peter Paul And Mary - One Tin Soldier

verse i
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listen children to a story that was written long ago
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’bout a kingdom on a mountain , and the valley folk below
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on the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone
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and the valley people swore they’d have it for their very own .

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go ahead and hate your neighbor , go ahead and cheat a friend
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do it in the name of heaven , you can justify it in the end
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there won’t be any trumpets blowing , come the judgment day
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on the bloody morning after – one tin soldier rides away .

verse ii
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so the people of the valley sent a message up the hill
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asking for the buried treasure , tons of gold for which they’d kill
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came an answer from the kingdom : with our brothers we will share
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all the secrets of our mountain , all the riches buried there .

chorus

verse iii
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now the valley cried with anger , mount your horses , draw your sword!
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and they killed the mountain people , sure theyd won their just reward
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now they stood beside the treasure on the mountain dark and red
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turned the stone and looked beneath it –
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“peace on earth” was all it said .

chorus