A Thousand Years (LP Version)-Tom Paxton

[ti:A Thousand Years] [ar:Tom Paxton] [al:Morning Again] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Thousand Years (LP Version) - Tom Paxton [00:08.20]The Burgher banged his fist on the table [00:11.72] [00:12.43]Red face glowing with pride [00:15.21] [00:16.05]We'll rise he cried [00:18.06]As soon as we're able [00:20.22]Avenging the ones who died [00:23.27] [00:24.38]No more the hunted [00:26.44]No more the mouse [00:27.74] [00:28.39]No more the quivering prey [00:31.55] [00:32.39]The Masters are driving the Slaves from the house [00:36.28]The Masters are coming to stay [00:39.64] [00:40.25]The Burgher dipped his bread in the gravy [00:44.51]Splattering his silken tie [00:47.58] [00:48.65]Nachmal the Wehrmacht [00:50.92]Nachmal the Navy [00:52.82]Nachmal the thundering skies [00:56.10] [00:56.86]Once more the stadium rocking with cheers [01:00.84]Once more the torchlight parade [01:04.28] [01:04.96]Away with the cowering dog bitten years [01:08.41] [01:08.98]Away with the humble charade [01:12.33] [01:12.86]A thousand years [01:15.15]The tears of the weak for our wine [01:18.28] [01:19.12]A thousand years [01:21.14]We'll pluck them like fruit from the vine [01:24.94]Ah they fed us [01:26.54]And clothed us and handed us weapons as well [01:30.66] [01:31.45]But give us a leader [01:33.57]We'll follow him down into Hell [01:39.04] [01:39.79]The Burgher spilled his wine on the table [01:43.37] [01:44.01]Staggering out of his chair [01:47.34] [01:48.03]We'll rise he cried [01:50.20]As soon as we're able [01:52.27]Stroking the young man's hair [01:55.89] [01:56.44]The English are finished [01:58.49]The French are fools [01:59.91] [02:00.50]The Russians have China to fear [02:03.73] [02:04.53]The Yanks holler Commie [02:06.73]And follow they're rules [02:08.48]When the time for the rising is here [02:11.49] [02:12.58]The young man's eyes were firey and glowing [02:16.88]The burgher's hand in his own [02:19.66] [02:20.81]We'll rise he cried [02:23.09]The movement is growing [02:25.00]We'll march on a road of bones [02:28.33] [02:29.06]They're coming from Egypt [02:31.39]They're coming from Hess [02:32.63] [02:33.18]They're coming from Argentine [02:36.59] [02:37.12]We'll march over Russia [02:39.36]We'll march to the West [02:40.74] [02:41.26]We'll show them what conquest can mean [02:44.84] [02:45.34]A thousand years [02:47.46]The tears of the weak for our wine [02:50.66] [02:51.56]A thousand years [02:53.58]We'll pluck them like fruit from the vine [02:57.06] [02:57.71]Ah they fed us and clothed us [03:00.14]And handed us weapons as well [03:03.94]But give us a leader [03:05.97]By God and we'll see them in Hell