One Tin Soldier

Listen, children, to a story
That was written long ago
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
And a valley far below.
On the mountain there was treasure
Buried deep beneath a stone,
And the valley people swore they'd
Have it for their very own.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day;
On the bloody morning after...
One tin soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley
Sent a message up the hill,
Asking for the buried treasure,
Tons of gold, for which they'd kill.
Came an answer from the kingdom,
"With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain,
All the riches buried there."

Now the valley cried with anger,
"Mount your horses!  Draw your swords!"
And they killed the mountain people
So they won their just reward.
Now they stood beside the treasure
On the mountain, dark and red,
Turned the stone and looked beneath it...
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.

This is another oldie, but I really love it. Sounds very hippie-like. I think the message this song promotes is so true, but unfortunately it seems like the people aren't capable of living together in peace and harmony. I wish we were.