Listen, children, to a story
That was written long ago,
‘Bout a kingdom on a mountain
And the valley-folk below.
On the mountain was a treasure
Buried deep beneath the stone,
And the valley-people swore
They’d have it for their very own.
Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end
There won’t be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after….
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…
….. was all it said.
Great job Stuck.
Bob
Nice Stuck. We used to sing that song in our liberal hippie elementary school in the early 70’s. Good job putting that together.
Great post, Stucky.
If the comment is yours, images, words, and composition, congratulations… it’s brilliant.
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Great job Stucky I grew up in Colorado like AWD and like him I remember sing this song in school, I had forgotten all about it.
Thank you for the post!!!
I only remember this song from teh radio. In elementary school, we sang America the Beautiful and some other songs that were british in origin but the lyrics had been altered.
Well there ya go. I had forgotten this song was from Billy Jack. I am old, but on the other hand, my forgetfulness in this regard should suffice as proof that I was there.
I remember the song and Billy Jack well.Both were a big deal when I was a kid .No hippies though, just redneck southern kids (armed to the teeth with shotguns, rifles and pistols) enjoying a movie character who against all odds and at the pain of death does the right thing.Hollyweirdo could use more movies like this today.
Good job , Stuck.
+1000 stucky