[Verse] In ancient days of yore they say A parchment rolled to light the way With quill and ink they did decree A bound for those with crown and key [Verse 2] The lords and barons gathered tight To forge a pact 'neath twilight's light No king would reign with grip too strong The people’s will the noble song [Chorus] Magma Carta you’re the start Of freedoms won by steadfast heart In fields of green and courts of gold The tale of justice proud and bold [Verse 3] King John in shadows cold and thin His power waned the tide did spin He signed his name with grudging hand On scroll that shaped a fairer land [Bridge] No sovereign's rule could ever be Above the law or land or sea The people's voice a mighty gale To shift the helm of justice's sail [Verse 4] From pages old to now we gaze Through history's fog and mystic haze An ember bright from ancient fire That fuels each quest for rights entire
