One Tin Soldier

[CelticWinter]

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.


I cant remember who sung it, but maybe someone else can.

[flamingyouth]

1. Coven did it

[CelticWinter]

2. Thanks

I kept racking my brain and couldnt think of the name :)

[seito]

3. I love this song n/t

[Skip Intro]

4. That song came to mind as bush "shocked and awed" poor Iraqis to pieces

Now its home, itsn' it?

Go ahead and hate your neighbor. (I'm george bush, and I approved this message).

Goddamn lying criminal murderers.

[chaska]

5. I recently worked up an instrumental version of that...

I was curious about the band that did it, and while researching I came upon a rightwing site that used that song as their own. They illustrated the story of 9/11 with it. The fire fighters were the 'one tin soldier'. It was basically a jingoistic, and none too subtle racist, justification of the war.

I was stunned at the stupidity of taking this obvious peace song and turning it to this end.

Who are these nutjobs?

[CelticWinter]

6. I dunno who the nutjobs are

but I wish I would wake up from the nightmare, I dont like them in my dreams.
*sigh
Blessings
~~Celtic

[Historic NY]

7. Was theme song in "Billy Jack" movie. n/t

[Lefty48197]

8. That's where I remember it from

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[tinanator]

10. Im gonna take my left foot...

and theres not a damn thing you can do about it.

[bhikkhu]

9. In Catholic School, in seventh grade, we sang this song

Thanks for recalling the memory.

[CelticWinter]

11. Welcome n/t