[Verse 1] A herald from the gods won't show a head Most farmers and wives took their children and fled Slingshots and arrows rained And the troops bled I saw a bird over a Roman battlefield [Verse 2] They laid down branches to muddle and pierce The men turned to Romans as they drew near They were forced into the pit Where hundreds met their end [Chorus] When that wind Struck the bird I heard A voice like a Conductor's baton Blowing from on high And it spoke clear and quiet of peace to All those who would listen o'er the battle cry [Verse 3] Three thousand casualties were claimed And a mutiny soon staged Their once-great general lay Fallen and disgraced [Verse 4] The priests took it to be a sign The gods had left them from the other side That commander never saw another fight In his life [Chorus] I only know That when that bird Swooped down low (To hear) As victorious cries Sang from the captors' side That bird told the world from on high The battle was won But the state lost its pride Well Time will tell how many more must die Before the kingdom ends its tyrannic line
