I pledge allegiance to our countrymenOur country it is safe againAs we safely go to bed at nightIn our warm nestsI sing my songI have been this place beforeAs I spoke unto the childrenMy hands they seem to trembleThe closer I getI'm a very stupid manAnd I'll lead them to the slaughterSave the son and daughterOf our failing every-manOur love is a lovely geasBut the price it is uncertainAnd the way it is so dangerousTo those of little prideAnd I wash my hands cleanIn the waters of optimismContaminating pearls with eager sacrifice, my friendsEager sacrificeEager sacrifice, my fiendsEager sacrificeSleep sweet countrymenTill we need you againWe will raise our armsAgainst the face of horrorAnd I will fight and feedOh, in the name of needGet on your battered kneesAnd please don't make a soundThe soldiers are asleepIn our holy land of questionsThe most important lessonThey get out of lifeAnd I call out to the parsonHe waves his hands against meMy countrymen like ChristiansWith the lions aroundAnd I call out to the generalIn his most vital positionAs the king of isolationIn this land of suicidesAnd I call out to the maidensWho wear the pelts of jackalsAnd little less but shacklesFill our lust-filled appetites, my friendsOur lust-filled appetitesOur lust-filled appetites, my friendsOur lust-filled appetitesThis, sweet countrymenIs where our paths will endYour duty's fair and justMy duty's what I mustFondly I think of youIn what I have to doI'll burn the chapel houseAnd make attempts at truceAnd at 11:59I'll hoist your flag and make it mineAgainst the wall, it's closing timeI'll send your wounded down the lineAnd I will count the ways Oh each and every day:NineEightSevenSixFiveFourThreeTwoOneSo please,Rise for the very honored judgeThe jury has yet to appearWe'll make this gallowpole your homeWe'll make our motives very clear(round over previous verse, repeating)I will fall into the depths of hellBefore I sail this ship a portForget about the house of GodAnd blow away this house of cards(round over previous verses, repeating)As the saints go marching inI know I was born into sinAnd if I die before I wakeI beg you all my sin to takeOh my countrymenSleep sweet countrymenOh my countrymenSleep sweet countrymenOh my countrymenSleep sweet countrymenOh my countrymenSleep sweet country-Sleep sweet countrymen
Lyrics by Reverend Glasseye
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