One Tin Soldier

Listen children to a story that was written long ago

'Bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley far 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

Chorus:

Go ahead and hate your neighbour, 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 judgment 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, tonnes of gold for which they'd kill

Came an answer from the mountain, with our brothers we will share

All the riches of our mountain, all the treasure buried there.

So the valley cried with anger, mount your horses draw your swords

And they killed the mountain people so they won their just rewards

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.

(note: the following two verses are NOT part of the original song, but they are great all the same!)

Now, the people of the valley, sad to see their kingdom dead,

Planted thoughts of warmth and friendship, brand new thoughts inside their heads.

They had learned a precious lesson - had to be a selfish fool.

From now on, the valley people kept it as their foremost rule.

From the people of the mountain, only one young boy did live,

And the people of the valley, all their love to him did give.

So, they kept him warm and cared for in a small, but happy, home,

And the valley people loved him as if he were their very own.