Sins of the Fathers Lyrics

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Once upon a time and not so long ago,
When things were much more simple and time would travel slow,
There came a righteous stranger with a bible in his hand,
To educate the sinners and liberate the land.
horus 1
The sins of the fathers are visited from old,
In a never ending circle of people bought and sold,
So the wretched of the earth will huddle from the cold,
As the ship of fools goes sailing on an ocean black as gold.
So come and sit beside me and let my tale unfold,
Of a land of milk and honey where the truth must not be told,
As men of rhyme and reason let the devil take their soul,
For greed and fame and fortune and a river black as gold.
horus 2
The sins of the fathers are visited from old,
In a never ending circle of people bought and sold,
So the wretched of the earth will huddle from the cold,
As the ship of fools goes sailing on an ocean black as gold.
Saxophone Middle
And all the non-believers were hiding from the light,
As a thousand burning crosses were scattered in the night,
The thieves and the vagabonds were sinking in the sand,
As a righteous lord and master stretches out a helping hand.
horus 3
The sins of the fathers are visited from old,
In a never ending circle of people bought and sold,
So the wretched of the earth will huddle from the cold,
As the ship of fools goes sailing on an ocean black as gold.
And those who had to suffer the sick the young the old,
Were sacrificed to fortune and left out in the cold,
So in this new arrangement the leaders sold their soul,
For bangles beads and baubles and a river black as gold.
horus 4
The sins of the fathers are visited from old,
In a never ending circle of people bought and sold,
So the wretched of the earth will huddle from the cold,
As the ship of fools goes sailing on an ocean black as gold.
horus 5
The sins of the fathers are visited from old,
In a never ending circle of people bought and sold,
So the wretched of the earth will huddle from the cold,
As the ship of fools goes sailing on an ocean black as gold.