The King's Horses lyrics

The first time that I heard them coming by

There was a sound like thunder from the sky

And mama said "don't run and hide"

It's not the thunder but the men who ride

The king's horses

The men sat off outside our little inn

The commendant got sight of me and grinned

He said while mama's eyes went wide

Tonight we'll take your daddy out to ride

The king's horses

For a king is a king and a peasant is a peasant

And the laws are always made for the king

And the king's men are payed and they do what he tells them to do

So when they were all finished my father was dead

And I began to hate the men who rode

The king's horses

I swore that someday they would bleed

The same way that my father did

The way to satisfy my soul

Could only be to kill the men who rode

The king's horses

The time went by and I went big and strong

I still remember those who did me wrong

I practiced hard with hands and feet

Still dreaming of the day when I will meet

The king's horses

But the king is the king and a man is a man

When you're poor you're not hard to pursuade

And the king had the money, and I had the hunger and strength

And he saw I was strong and he bought me

And I forgot my holy oath and rode among

The king's horses

And so with pain I had to hide

The crying voice I heard inside

The only way I could survive

Was to become one of the men who ride

The king's horses

I've often thought that it is very strange

The power and the money make you change

Today I kill and rape and fight

Together with the ruthless men who ride

The king's horses