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Anti-war meme from mrghoul. If you see this, post the lyrics to an anti-war song in your journal.
Blood And Gold / Mohacs
(performed by The Silly Sisters [Maddy Prior & June Tabor], on "No More To The Dance")
On rides a captain and three hundred soldier lads
Out of the morning mist and through the silent snow
Whistling gaily rides the captain at their head
Behind him soldier boys sadly weeping go
O when you took my gold and swore to follow me
You sold away your lives and your liberty
No more you'll till the soil, no more you'll work the land
No more to the dance you'll go and take girls by the hand
O mother, weep for your son
He is gone to kill and die
You'll weep, you'll die by the keen edge of the sword
All alone by the muddy Danube shore
He gave the order for the drummers to beat their drums
That mothers all might know the life a soldier lives
Unfurl your ragged banners and raise your pale young face
You'll all go in the fire, there'll be no hiding place
O mother, hear the drum beat in the village square
O mother, that drum's for me to go for a soldier there
Mothers, sisters, wives, weep for us
Marked as Cain, we die alone
(performed by The Silly Sisters (Maddy Prior & June Tabor) on "No More To The Dance")
Blood And Gold / Mohacs
(performed by The Silly Sisters [Maddy Prior & June Tabor], on "No More To The Dance")
On rides a captain and three hundred soldier lads
Out of the morning mist and through the silent snow
Whistling gaily rides the captain at their head
Behind him soldier boys sadly weeping go
O when you took my gold and swore to follow me
You sold away your lives and your liberty
No more you'll till the soil, no more you'll work the land
No more to the dance you'll go and take girls by the hand
O mother, weep for your son
He is gone to kill and die
You'll weep, you'll die by the keen edge of the sword
All alone by the muddy Danube shore
He gave the order for the drummers to beat their drums
That mothers all might know the life a soldier lives
Unfurl your ragged banners and raise your pale young face
You'll all go in the fire, there'll be no hiding place
O mother, hear the drum beat in the village square
O mother, that drum's for me to go for a soldier there
Mothers, sisters, wives, weep for us
Marked as Cain, we die alone
(performed by The Silly Sisters (Maddy Prior & June Tabor) on "No More To The Dance")