ONE TIN SOLDIER (THE LEGEND OF BILLY JACK)

Written by Lambert and Potter
Performed by Coven

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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.

Chorus:
F                      Am
Go ahead and hate your neighbor
Bb                   F
Go ahead and cheat a friend
                     Am
Do it in the name of Heaven
Bb                F
Justify it in the end
                            Am
There won't be any trumpets blowin'
Bb                 F
Come the judgement day
                       Bb
On the bloody morning after
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One tin soldier rides away.


So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill
Asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they'd kill
Came an answer from the kingdom, "With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there."

Now the valley cried with anger,"Mount your horses, draw your sword"
And they killed the mountain people so they won their just reward
Now they stood beside the treasure on the mountain, dark and red
Turned the stone and looked beneath it
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.

Chorus

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