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EmG "What do I do next?" said the bishop to the priest,
AmCD "I have spent my whole life waiting, preparing for the feast,
EmG And now you say Jerusalem has fallen and is lost,
AmCDEm The king of heathen Saracen has seized the holy cross,"
EmG Then the priest said "Oh my bishop, we must put them to the sword,
AmCD For God in all His mercy will find a just reward,
EmG For the noblemen and sinners, and knights of ready hand,
AmCDEmD C Who will be the Lord's Crusader, send word through all the land,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEm Jerusalem is lost,
EmG "Tell me what to do", said the king upon his throne,
AmCD "but speak to me in whispers for we are not alone,
EmG They tell me that Jerusalem has fallen to the hand,
AmCDEm Of some bedeviled eastern Heathen who has seized the Holy Land,"
EmG Then the chamberlain said "Lord, we must call upon our foes
AmCD In Spain and France and Germany to end our bitter wars,
EmG All Christian men must be as one and gather for the fight,
AmCDEm D C You will be their leader, begin the battle cry,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmF Jerusalem is lost,
AmF Ooh, high on a hill, in the town of Jerusalem,
AmF There stood Saladin, the king of the Saracens,
GE7AmGF Whoring and drinking and snoring and sinking, around him his army lay,
CE7Am Secure in the knowledge that he had won the day,
AmF A messenger came, blood on his feet and a wound in his chest,
AmF "The Christians are coming!" he said, "I have seen their cross in the west,"
GE7 In a rage Saladin struck him down with his knife,
AmF And he said "I know that this man lies,
CE7Am They quarrel too much, the Christians could never unite!
FGAmFE I am invincible, I am the king,
FGAmFGAmG FGAmG F I am invincible, and I will win... I will win,
AmF Closer they came, the army of Richard the Lionheart,
AmF Marching by day and night, with soldiers from every part,
GE7AmF And when the Crusaders came over the mountain and they saw Jerusalem,
CE7Am They fell to their knees and prayed for her release,
AmF They started the battle at dawn, taking the city by storm,
Am With horsemen and bowmen and engines of war,
F They broke through the city walls,
GE7 The Heathens were flying and screaming and dying,
AmF And the Christian swords were strong,
CE7Am And Saladin ran when he heard their victory song,
FGAmFE We are invincible, God is the king,
FGAmFGAmFAm F G C We are invincible, and we will win!
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EmG "What do I do now?" said the wise man to the fool,
AmCD "I have spent my whole life searching, to find the Golden Rule,
EmG Though centuries have disappeared, the memory still remains,
AmCDEm Of those enemies together, could it be that way again?"
EmG Then the fool said "Oh you wise men, you really make me laugh,
AmCD With your talk of vast persuasion and searching through the past,
EmG There is only greed and evil in the men who fight today,
AmCDEm D C The song of the Crusader has long since gone away,
 
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
DEmD C Jerusalem is lost,
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