One Tin Soldier

Song One Tin Soldier
Artist New Strangers
Album Country Grass

Lyrics

[00:24.54] Listen children to a story,
[00:27.16] That was written long ago.
[00:29.64] About a kingdom on a mountain,
[00:32.22] And the valley folk below.
[00:36.45] On the mountain was a treasure,
[00:38.75] Buried deep beneath a stone,
[00:41.09] And the valley people swore,
[00:43.37] They'd have it for they're very own.
[00:48.13] Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
[00:50.19] Go ahead and cheat a friend.
[00:52.71] Do it in the name of heaven,
[00:54.93] (You can) justify it in the end.
[00:57.48] There won't be any trumpets blowin'
[00:59.81] Come the judgement day.
[01:01.86] On the bloody morning after,
[01:06.61] One tin soldier rides away.
[01:15.82] So the people of the valley,
[01:18.01] Sent a message up the hill.
[01:20.43] Asking for the buried treasure,
[01:22.84] Tons of gold for which they'd kill.
[01:27.28] Came an answer, from the kingdom,
[01:29.43] “With our brothers, we will share,
[01:31.76] All the secrets of our mountain,
[01:34.18] All the riches buried there.”
[01:38.65] Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
[01:40.76] Go ahead and cheat a friend.
[01:43.17] Do it in the name of heaven,
[01:45.22] (You can) justify it in the end.
[01:47.93] There won't be any trumpets blowin'
[01:50.03] Come the judgement day.
[01:52.13] On the bloody morning after,
[01:56.97] One tin soldier rides away.
[02:06.14] Now the valley cried with anger,
[02:08.28] “Mount your horses,
[02:09.54] Draw your sword”
[02:10.66] And they killed the mountain people,
[02:12.79] So they gain their just reward.
[02:17.04] Now they stood beside the treasure
[02:19.35] On the mountain dark and red,
[02:21.76] Turned the stone and looked beneath it,
[02:24.10] “Peace on earth” “
[02:25.39] Was all it said.
[02:28.27] Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
[02:30.66] Go ahead and cheat a friend.
[02:33.13] Do it in the name of heaven,
[02:35.23] (You can) justify it in the end.
[02:37.67] There won't be any trumpets blowin
[02:39.84] Come the judgement day.
[02:41.76] On the bloody morning after,
[02:46.76] One tin soldier rides away.

Pinyin

[00:24.54] Listen children to a story,
[00:27.16] That was written long ago.
[00:29.64] About a kingdom on a mountain,
[00:32.22] And the valley folk below.
[00:36.45] On the mountain was a treasure,
[00:38.75] Buried deep beneath a stone,
[00:41.09] And the valley people swore,
[00:43.37] They' d have it for they' re very own.
[00:48.13] Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
[00:50.19] Go ahead and cheat a friend.
[00:52.71] Do it in the name of heaven,
[00:54.93] You can justify it in the end.
[00:57.48] There won' t be any trumpets blowin'
[00:59.81] Come the judgement day.
[01:01.86] On the bloody morning after,
[01:06.61] One tin soldier rides away.
[01:15.82] So the people of the valley,
[01:18.01] Sent a message up the hill.
[01:20.43] Asking for the buried treasure,
[01:22.84] Tons of gold for which they' d kill.
[01:27.28] Came an answer, from the kingdom,
[01:29.43] " With our brothers, we will share,
[01:31.76] All the secrets of our mountain,
[01:34.18] All the riches buried there."
[01:38.65] Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
[01:40.76] Go ahead and cheat a friend.
[01:43.17] Do it in the name of heaven,
[01:45.22] You can justify it in the end.
[01:47.93] There won' t be any trumpets blowin'
[01:50.03] Come the judgement day.
[01:52.13] On the bloody morning after,
[01:56.97] One tin soldier rides away.
[02:06.14] Now the valley cried with anger,
[02:08.28] " Mount your horses,
[02:09.54] Draw your sword"
[02:10.66] And they killed the mountain people,
[02:12.79] So they gain their just reward.
[02:17.04] Now they stood beside the treasure
[02:19.35] On the mountain dark and red,
[02:21.76] Turned the stone and looked beneath it,
[02:24.10] " Peace on earth" "
[02:25.39] Was all it said.
[02:28.27] Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
[02:30.66] Go ahead and cheat a friend.
[02:33.13] Do it in the name of heaven,
[02:35.23] You can justify it in the end.
[02:37.67] There won' t be any trumpets blowin
[02:39.84] Come the judgement day.
[02:41.76] On the bloody morning after,
[02:46.76] One tin soldier rides away.