One Tin Soldier Lyrics - Me First And The Gimme Gimmes

Listen children to a story, that was written long ago 

'Bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk 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 

Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend 

Do it in the name of Heaven, 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, 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" 

Now the valley cried with anger, "Mount your horses, draw your sword" 

And they killed the mountain people, so they won their just reward 

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 

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 won't be any trumpets blowing come the Judgment Day 

On the bloody morning after, one tin soldier rides away 

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 won't be any trumpets blowing come the Judgment Day 

On the bloody morning after, one tin soldier rides away