Roger Mcguinn - Round Table Lyrics
Of the hardest oak to be foundCut to the shape of the Sun and the MoonShine the color of aleAnd the knights of the Living CrossGathered all aroundRaise their goblets and drink a toastTo the search for the Holy GrailThere was one well known for charityAnd whose voice was gruffAnd one who wielded a deadly swordWith the finest lace on his cuffThere was talk about a fearful ghostThe bastard son if a KingWho died at the knee of his lordly hostYou could hear his armor ringStill hear his armor ringPure in heart and mind,The key to all you seekThose were the words of the Mighty KingAs he looked deep into their eyesThe best of you have wined and dinedYou're treacherous when you speakYou look for a way to seal your faithBut you find a compromiseYou have raised your voice in vanityYou have turned your back on the poorYou have closed your heart to the written wordYou defend the evil-doerNow the time is come to clean your mindsIf the good is to prevailI offer this emerald to the one who findsOur Saviour's Holy GrailOur Saviour's Holy GrailBanners in the sky, armor gleaming in the sunThe sounds of the horses, trumpets and drumsAs they marched for the countrysideAnd the villagers they rodeBe were silent everyoneFrightened mothers closed their shadesAnd they made their daughters hideAnd then they came upon a communityOn a quiet Summer's dayBut these travelers to JerusalemSaw nothing in their wayAnd before the night fell on that townThey had crucified the PriestThey robbed and pillaged and burned it downAnd kept headin' toward the EastThey kept headin' toward the EastCame to Israel stood shimmering in the sandThirsty men could close their eyesAnd see the milk and honey flowThe blood of the InfidelStill fresh upon their handsThey knocked the ancient doorway downLike the walls of a JerichoAnd they thanked their ChristianityFor the Temple they had seizedAnd though no one found the Holy GrailThe Mighty King was pleasedFor he had changed the face of historyAnd a legend had begunAnd little children were taught to see howThe Good Lord's work is doneAnd little children were taught to see howThe Good Lord's work is doneAnd little children were taught to see howThe Good Lord's work is doneAnd little children were taught to see howThe Good Lord's work is done
