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The King is Mad

from Salt For Silver by Bert Lee

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Music and Lyrics © 2020,by Bert Lee, All Rights Reserved

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I fear the coming of the frost
the mountains burn a world is lost
I hear the drumming of the rain
the bloody course the river’s stain

A beggar comes to haunt my door
and turned away she speaks of war
with words that summon from the grave
the ghosts of those I cannot save

let whatever joy that’s left be had
the drunken dance
the king is mad
let every boy and girl be glad
the bells cry out
the king is mad

The king demands a grand parade
and waving from his motorcade
to those that come to cheer and bow
he’ll save them, only he knows how

With his atomic attaché
with gilded hair and feet of clay
he speaks of wars of words and walls
and cuts a string of paper dolls.

let every song that’s known be sung
and praise ring out
on every tongue
let every boy and girl be glad
the trumpets sound
the king is mad

Some say he came, a gift from God,
though others here might find it odd
that any god on any whim
might elevate the likes of him

as he is neither lord nor saint
the gold upon his throne is paint
and in the end his lone reward
is the mirror of his own regard

let every thing that’s true be false
while cripples dance
a broken waltz
let every boy and girl be glad
the herald weeps
the king is mad

the skies are empty now of birds
the poets have run out of words
no longer bound by false accords
the soldiers fall upon their swords

his counselors have been dismissed
their names are stricken from the lists
the king is left to rule alone
a jester on a wooden throne

let whatever joy that’s left be had
the drunken dance
the king is mad
let every song that’s known be sung
and praise ring out
on every tongue
let everything that’s false be true
and every debt that left come due
let every boy and girl be glad
the bells cry out
the trumpets sound

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from Salt For Silver, released February 10, 2020

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Bert Lee Brooklyn, New York

Bert Lee has been writing songs since the mid 1960's, and because of just dumb great luck has had the opportunity to be mentored by a bunch of great composers.

Classical, folk, country, swing, rock, electronic and downright experimental music has been flowing out of him for decades.

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