The Black Knight surveys all before himnHis charger is thumping the groundnHigh on a hill the high Bishop looks downnFrom his men to the horsesnNot a whisper of soundnThey're all dressed for the battlenAnd their colours fly highnAnd flutter in the windnnThe White Queen her face red with angernTurns to her left and her rightnTo the men of the King's Knight she screams and yellsn''Let them know that you come from the fires of Hell.nAnd we'll give them a fight''nnLike a black painted shadownUnmoved and unhurriednOne look from her eye and her kingsmen they roarnAnd into the battle Iike never beforennThe King's bishop he moves his men forwardnTo guard his knight's men up aheadnFor fear of the Queen and Iove for their KingnThey'll fight till they win or they'll fight till they're deadnnLike a black hare that's chased by the DevilnO'er the battlefield she flies like the windnShe turns and looks down the path to her preynThis time she swears that you can't get awaynNobody can save younAnd there's nothing can stop menl will have my waynn... five, six, seven, eight...nWe're counting the dying the dead and bereavednAnd some of the living you'd never believenFor they ain't got no arms and they ain't got no headsnAnd the cost of this war here is written in red.nnl am the joker, my friend is the FoolnHe's been playing the fool since he started at schoolnWhen the battle is over and the reckoning's donenWe'II sing you a song and we'll tell you who's won.nnWe sing for the King and we dance for the QueennWe fall and tumble never question our fatenFor he's never early and I'm never latenWhen he's playing the tool then l am the fool's mate.nn
Fools Mate
Bert Jansch
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Lyrics by Bert Jansch
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