Topic: "The Heathens Are Here"
This one sort of formed in my mind as I was doing some yardwork on this beautiful Easter day. I realize that I have taken very broad poetic license with the facts of history, but hey - it's a song, not a bloody textbook!
The Heathens Are HereJames McCormick, April 8, 2007
In 6/8 time, an end-of-empire waltz
Just [G]pass me my fiddle, I'll [C]rosin my [G]bow
You [G]don't have to tell me what I already [D]know
[G]Scream bloody murder and [C]hunker down [G]low
The [G]heathens are here, they're [D]runnin' the [G]show
. . .
[C]Grab some provisions, take [G]just what you'll use
Some [G]food and a weapon and [D]sensible shoes
[G]Head for the hills and [C]sound the a-[G]larm
The [G]heathens are here, they're [D]heavily [G]armed
[C]Rome is on fire, the [G]skyline is bright
De-[C]cide for yourself to [G]flee or to fight
[C]Rome is on fire it's [G]been really [D]sweet
[G]Is this new history or [D]just a re-[G]peat
We [G]conquered their land, en-[C]slaved them with [G]trade
[G]Won hearts and minds at the tip of a [D]blade
[G]Made them an offer they [C]could not re-[G]fuse
The [G]heathens are here, they [D]are not a-[G]mused
. . .
[C]Life was so simple when [G]we were on top
The [G]milk and the honey just [D]never did stop
Ex-[G]ploiting our neighbors just [C]made so much [G]sense
The [G]heathens are here, they're a [D]little bit [G]tense
[C]Rome is on fire, the [G]skyline is bright
De-[C]cide for yourself to [G]flee or to fight
[C]Rome is on fire the [G]end is com-[D]plete
[G]Is this new history or [D]just a re-[G]peat
[G]Might just makes right, that's [C]been our mot-[G]to
We [G]made them agree where e'er we did [D]go
We [G]took their resources, their [C]primitive [G]bliss
The [G]heathens are here, I [D]think they are [G]pissed
. . .
So just [C]pass me my fiddle, I'll [G]rosin my bow
You [G]don't have to tell me what I already [D]know
I'm [G]not really sure what [C]I'm gonna [G]do
The [G]heathens are here, I [D]think we are [G]screwed
[C]Rome is on fire, the [G]skyline is bright
De-[C]cide for yourself to [G]flee or to fight
[C]Rome is on fire this [G]is our de-[D]feat
[G]Is this new history or [D]just a re-[G]peat
"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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