[Whispers] Anicetus was a legendary liar He chose the eternal fire Like Herod, and the Pharisees Rome, Ra and all the children Of the first born And all those on the other side of the threshold Adorned with the blood of the lamb Which is our Lord's. [Tense underscore] [Musical intro] [Chorus] This is the story of Polycarp [echo] A legendary Christian of old (of old) It is an astounding truth That every protestant should know [echo] [Music] [Verse 1] How they tried to burn him alive! But the fire would not touch him Tied to a steak in their midst the flames were blown to the side By the wind [echo] Eventually the executioner stabbed him with a dagger and then (then) Polycarp's blood poured out And the blazing hot fire Was quenched [echo] [music] [Chorus] This is the story of Polycarp [echo] A legendary Christian of old (of old) It is an astounding truth That every protestant should know [echo] [Music] [Bridge] During his life He argued for righteousness For his Lord's sake But our Lord's Passover was replaced With Rome's pagan holy day The liars call Polycarp bishop They say that he is their saint But they did not heed his words No [echo] Not to this very day [Music] [Chorus] This is the story of Polycarp [echo] A legendary Christian of old (of old) It is an astounding truth That every protestant should know [Music] [Verse] Polycarp observed Passover with the apostle John They both knew the day that this fell on (Fell on) [Tense underscore] But they told Polycarp We're gonna burn you alive! He said, better to burn for a little while Than to burn for all eternity [echo] Come the day of resurrection John and Polycarp will dine with our Lord Oh Aniceth [Tense underscore] Where oh where wilt thou be? [Tense underscore] [Electric synthesizers] [Musical outro]