One Tin Soldier

Song One Tin Soldier
Artist Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Album Have A Ball

Lyrics

[00:11.84] Listen children to a story,
[00:13.85] That was written long ago.
[00:16.26] About a kingdom on a mountain,
[00:18.45] And the valley folk below.
[00:20.75] On the mountain was a treasure,
[00:22.93] Buried deep beneath a stone,
[00:25.26] And the valley people swore,
[00:27.38] They'd have it for they're very own.
[00:31.46] Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
[00:33.72] Go ahead and cheat a friend.
[00:36.21] Do it in the name of heaven,
[00:38.22] (You can) justify it in the end. （
[00:40.62] There won't be any trumpets blowin'
[00:42.83] Come the judgement day.
[00:45.03] On the bloody morning after,
[00:48.41] One tin soldier rides away.
[00:52.46] So the people of the valley,
[00:54.42] Sent a message up the hill.
[00:56.58] Asking for the buried treasure,
[00:58.93] Tons of gold for which they'd kill.
[01:01.17] Came an answer, from the kingdom,
[01:03.36] “With our brothers, we will share, “
[01:05.63] All the secrets of our mountain,
[01:07.95] All the riches buried there.”
[01:14.62] Now the valley cried with anger,
[01:16.57] “Mount your horses, “
[01:17.47] Draw your sword”
[01:18.71] And they killed the mountain people,
[01:21.12] So they won their just reward.
[01:23.27] Now they stood beside the treasure
[01:25.51] On the mountain dark and red,
[01:27.68] Turned the stone and looked beneath it,
[01:30.83] “Peace on earth” “
[01:32.21] Was all it said.
[01:35.74] Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
[01:37.69] Go ahead and cheat a friend.
[01:40.00] Do it in the name of heaven,
[01:42.04] (You can) justify it in the end. （
[01:44.50] There won't be any trumpets blowin'
[01:46.46] Come the judgement day.
[01:48.86] On the bloody morning after,
[01:53.35] One tin soldier rides away.

Pinyin

[00:11.84] Listen children to a story,
[00:13.85] That was written long ago.
[00:16.26] About a kingdom on a mountain,
[00:18.45] And the valley folk below.
[00:20.75] On the mountain was a treasure,
[00:22.93] Buried deep beneath a stone,
[00:25.26] And the valley people swore,
[00:27.38] They' d have it for they' re very own.
[00:31.46] Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
[00:33.72] Go ahead and cheat a friend.
[00:36.21] Do it in the name of heaven,
[00:38.22] You can justify it in the end.
[00:40.62] There won' t be any trumpets blowin'
[00:42.83] Come the judgement day.
[00:45.03] On the bloody morning after,
[00:48.41] One tin soldier rides away.
[00:52.46] So the people of the valley,
[00:54.42] Sent a message up the hill.
[00:56.58] Asking for the buried treasure,
[00:58.93] Tons of gold for which they' d kill.
[01:01.17] Came an answer, from the kingdom,
[01:03.36] " With our brothers, we will share, "
[01:05.63] All the secrets of our mountain,
[01:07.95] All the riches buried there."
[01:14.62] Now the valley cried with anger,
[01:16.57] " Mount your horses, "
[01:17.47] Draw your sword"
[01:18.71] And they killed the mountain people,
[01:21.12] So they won their just reward.
[01:23.27] Now they stood beside the treasure
[01:25.51] On the mountain dark and red,
[01:27.68] Turned the stone and looked beneath it,
[01:30.83] " Peace on earth" "
[01:32.21] Was all it said.
[01:35.74] Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
[01:37.69] Go ahead and cheat a friend.
[01:40.00] Do it in the name of heaven,
[01:42.04] You can justify it in the end.
[01:44.50] There won' t be any trumpets blowin'
[01:46.46] Come the judgement day.
[01:48.86] On the bloody morning after,
[01:53.35] One tin soldier rides away.