Pass Away-Chuck Berry

[ti:Pass Away (LP Version)] [ar:Chuck Berry] [al:Rock It] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Pass Away (LP版) - Chuck Berry (查克·贝里) [00:05.30]Once in Persia reigned a king [00:08.16] [00:09.63]Who upon his royal ring [00:11.53] [00:13.15]Carved these words so true and wise [00:16.22] [00:18.19]Which when held before his eyes [00:20.12] [00:21.19]Gave him counsel at a glance [00:24.05] [00:25.73]Of his life of changing chance [00:27.52] [00:29.06]Solemn words and these are they: [00:31.74] [00:32.72]"Even this shall pass away" [00:34.64] [00:41.58]Trains of camels through the sand [00:43.90] [00:45.19]Brought him gems from Samarkand [00:46.99] [00:49.40]Fleets of galleys through the sea [00:51.38] [00:52.89]Brought him pearls to match with thee [00:55.61] [00:57.35]But he counted not his gain [00:58.94] [01:00.28]Nor his treasure mine or main [01:02.06] [01:04.00]"What is wealth " the king would say [01:06.48] [01:07.99]"Even this shall pass away" [01:10.65] [01:16.98]In the revel of his court [01:18.74] [01:20.26]At the zenith of his sport [01:22.02] [01:23.52]When the palms of all his guests [01:25.69] [01:26.40]Burned with clapping at his zest [01:28.59] [01:30.32]He among his figs and wine [01:32.68] [01:34.13]Would cry "Oh loving friends of mine [01:37.22] [01:39.59]Pleasures may come but they cannot stay [01:43.66] [01:45.20]Like even this shall pass away " [01:49.13] [01:54.11]The most beautiful woman ever seen [01:56.51] [01:57.85]Was the bride he chose his queen [02:00.32] [02:01.87]Pillowed on their royal bed [02:03.67] [02:04.65]Whispering to her soul he said: [02:06.79] [02:08.76]"Though a bridegroom never pressed [02:10.53] [02:11.76]Dearer bosom to his chest [02:13.95] [02:16.90]But mortal flesh must come to clay [02:20.21] [02:21.74]And even these shall pass away" [02:24.77] [02:30.92]Towering over the village square [02:33.32] [02:34.62]Thirty meters in the air [02:36.29] [02:37.47]Rose his statue carved in stone [02:40.31] [02:41.78]As the king stood there alone [02:43.69] [02:45.27]Gazing at his sculptured name [02:47.75] [02:49.06]Said to himself "So what is fame [02:52.59] [02:54.05]Fame it's but slow decay [02:57.00] [02:58.22]Even this shall pass away" [03:01.05] [03:08.11]Fighting furiously on a battlefield [03:10.59] [03:12.31]Once a javelin pierced his shield [03:14.61] [03:16.57]Soldiers with a loud lament [03:18.79] [03:19.96]Bore him bleeding to his tent [03:22.14] [03:24.14]Groaning from his tortured side [03:26.47] [03:28.44]"Pain is hard to bear" he cried [03:31.16] [03:32.50]"Oh but with patience day by day [03:35.80] [03:37.08]Even this shall pass away" [03:39.84] [03:44.64]Sick and sore with cancer; weak and tired and old [03:49.10] [03:50.83]Just minutes yet to go to pass the gates o' gold [03:55.25] [03:57.00]Spake he with his dying breath [03:59.53] [04:01.37]"Life is done so what is death " [04:04.43] [04:06.05]Then in answer to the king [04:07.87] [04:09.09]Fell a sunbeam on his ring [04:10.88] [04:12.15]Reflecting words he failed to say: [04:14.62] [04:16.01]"Even this shall pass away"