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Listen children, to a story, that was written long ago.
About a kingdom, on a
mountain, and the valley folk below.
On the mountain, was a treasure,
buried deep beneath a stone
and the valley
people swore they'd have it for their very own.
(Chorus)
Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend,
do it in the
name of Heaven, you can justify it in the end.
There wont 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, tons of gold for which they'd kill. Came an answer, from the
kingdom, with our brothers, we will share,
all the secrets, of our mountain, all
the riches buried there.
(Chorus)
Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend,
do it in the
name of Heaven, you can justify it in the end.
There wont be any trumpets
blowing, come the judgment day.
On the bloody morning after, One Tin Soldier
rides away.
Now 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
stand, beside the treasure, on the mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone, and
looked beneath it,
Peace on earth was all it said.
(Chorus)
Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend,
do it in the
name of Heaven, you can justify it in the end.
There wont be any trumpets
blowing, come the judgment day.
On the bloody morning after, One Tin Soldier
rides away.
Who sang this?
Who to credit? It's been confusing. But, thanks to a fan named Greg McIntosh
(Bellevue, WA) who actually has the album here is what it says:
This is from the
jacket:
"The original soundtrack
from 'Billy Jack', BJS 1001.
Music from the motion picture 'Billy Jack', starring Tom Laughlin and Delores
Taylor, music composed and conducted by Mundell Lowe,
A Billy Jack Records Production.
The
vinyl states:
BJS 1001-A Side 1 Stereo
1.ONE TIN SOLDIER the legend of Billy Jack-
Sung by COVEN (Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter)
Billy Jack Records Box B.J. Culver City, Calif. 92030
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