Crusader - Chris De Burgh

What do I do next said the bishop to the priest
I have spent my whole life waiting preparing for the feast
And now you say jerusalem has fallen and is lost
The king of heathen saracen has seized the holy cross
Then the priest said oh my bishop we must put them to the sword
For god in all his mercy will find a just reward
For the noblemen and sinners and knights of ready hand
Who will be the lord's crusader send word throughout all the land
Jerusalem is lost
Jerusalem is lost
Jerusalem is lost
Tell me what to do said the king upon his throne
But speak to me in whispers for we are not alone
They tell me that jerusalem has fallen to the hand
Of some bedevilled eastern heathen who has seized the holy land
Then the chamberlain said lord we must call upon our foes
In spain and france and germany to end our bitter wars
All christian men must be as one and gather for the fight
You will be their leader begin the battle cry
Jerusalem is lost
Jerusalem is lost
Jerusalem is lost
Ooh high on a hill in the town of jerusalem
There stood saladin the king of the saracens
Whoring and drinking and snoring and sinking around him his army lay
Secure in the knowledge that they had won the day
A messenger came blood on his feet and a wound in his chest
The christians are coming he said I have seen their cross in the west
In a rage saladin struck him down with his knife
And he said I know that this man lies
They quarrel too much the christians could never unite
I am invincible I am the king
I am invincible and I will win
Close they came the army of richard the lionheart
Marching by day and night with soldiers from every part
And when the crusaders came over the mountain and they saw jerusalem
They fell to their knees and prayed for her release
They started the battle at dawn taking the city by storm
With horsemen and bowmen and engines of war
They broke through the city walls
The heathens were flying and screaming and dying
And the christian swords were strong
And saladin ran when he heard their victory song
We are invincible god is the king
We are invincible and we will win
What do I do now said the wiseman to the fool
I have spent my whole life searching to find the golden rule
Though centuries have disappeared the memory still remains
Of those enemies together could it be that way again
Then the fool said oh you wise men you really make me laugh
With your talk of vast persuasion and searching through the past
There is only greed and evil in the men that fight today
The song of the crusader has long since gone away
Jerusalem is lost
Jerusalem is lost
Jerusalem is lost
Jerusalem