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the duke & the duchess - don francisco lyrics

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now, gather round and sit right down, let me sing my song;
i’ll tell you a little story, it won’t take very long
it happened far away from here, i don’t know when it began
but it was back when there were kings and queens and castles in the land

now, there lived a duke and a d-ch-ss; in all they had no lack
from the food upon their tables to the satin on their backs
they feasted friends at parties, lived a life of ease;
they sang and danced the time away, did the things they pleased

but all around the castle walls the people of the land
were crying out in poverty for just a helping hand
with rags around their shoulders, rags around their feet
asking once before they died just to have enough to eat

the king he was a righteous man, and when he heard this news
he sent his servant to the duke to warn him of the dues
of this ol’ band of laws he’d enacted for the poor
but the duke and d-ch-ss laughed at him and threw him out the door

the king he rose in anger, he armed his troops for the war
he laid siege to their castle and battered down the door
he k!lled the ones who resisted him, and the rest were left to stand
or fall upon the mercy of the people of the land

from miami to seattle, every can kiss the bill;
from la up to boston, they’re dressing fit to k!ll
the walls are made of money now, and armies guard the door
we still ignore the warnings, while we graft for more and more

and all around the castle walls the starving millions stand;
they cry out for a piece of bread, and die with empty hands
while the people at the party, pretending no-one’s there
but high above, the king of kings hears every little prayer

his judgement hasn’t fallen yet, but there’s not a day to spare –
the storm’s already gathering, the tension’s in the air
there’s no time for excuses, barely time to turn around
and beg the lord’s forgiveness with our knees upon the ground

and now my story’s over, the time for deeds is here
we can serve the lord for love, or we can serve the lord for fear;
but refusing his command is not a choice we ought to bear
while the people jesus died to save, die when we don’t care

- don francisco lyrics

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