Sleep Sweet Countrymen
Reverend Glasseye And His Wooden Legs

I pledge allegiance to our countrymennOur country it is safe againnAs we safely go to bed at nightnIn our warm nestsnnI sing my songnnI have been this place beforenAs I spoke unto the childrennMy hands they seem to tremblenThe closer I getnnI'm a very stupid mannAnd I'll lead them to the slaughternSave the son and daughternOf our failing every-mannnOur love is a lovely geasnBut the price it is uncertainnAnd the way it is so dangerousnTo those of little pridennAnd I wash my hands cleannIn the waters of optimismnContaminating pearls with eager sacrifice, my friendsnEager sacrificenEager sacrifice, my fiendsnEager sacrificennSleep sweet countrymennTill we need you againnWe will raise our armsnAgainst the face of horrornnAnd I will fight and feednOh, in the name of neednGet on your battered kneesnAnd please don't make a soundnnThe soldiers are asleepnIn our holy land of questionsnThe most important lessonnThey get out of lifennAnd I call out to the parsonnHe waves his hands against menMy countrymen like ChristiansnWith the lions aroundnnAnd I call out to the generalnIn his most vital positionnAs the king of isolationnIn this land of suicidesnnAnd I call out to the maidensnWho wear the pelts of jackalsnAnd little less but shacklesnFill our lust-filled appetites, my friendsnOur lust-filled appetitesnOur lust-filled appetites, my friendsnOur lust-filled appetitesnnThis, sweet countrymennIs where our paths will endnYour duty's fair and justnMy duty's what I mustnnFondly I think of younIn what I have to donI'll burn the chapel housenAnd make attempts at trucennAnd at 11:59nI'll hoist your flag and make it minenAgainst the wall, it's closing timenI'll send your wounded down the linennAnd I will count the ways nOh each and every day:nnNinenEightnSevennSixnFivenFournThreenTwonOnennSo please,nRise for the very honored judgenThe jury has yet to appearnWe'll make this gallowpole your homenWe'll make our motives very clearnn(round over previous verse, repeating)nI will fall into the depths of hellnBefore I sail this ship a portnForget about the house of GodnAnd blow away this house of cardsnn(round over previous verses, repeating)nAs the saints go marching innI know I was born into sinnAnd if I die before I wakenI beg you all my sin to takennOh my countrymennSleep sweet countrymennOh my countrymennSleep sweet countrymennOh my countrymennSleep sweet countrymennOh my countrymennSleep sweet country-nSleep sweet countrymen


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