Art Garfunkel - Herod Lyrics
Herod the curiousHerod the curiousHerod the curious- was furiousIn his Citadel on the hillHerod the jealous one, dying without a sonBade his soldiers drink his fillHerod the hideousHerod the hideousHerod the hideous- perfidiousLifted his demon voice evil and shrillLoudly commanded them, "Go then to BethlehemAll the newborn babes to kill"And the jackals cackled "Chacka chaka chaka cha"To think of such a lieThat the promised King of Israel was only born to dieBut the rooster keeping vigil in the first still light of morningAfar off saw a plume of dust and raised a din of warning in disgust:"A nightmare's coming true! An army is in view!King Herod does pursue!"Herod vaingloriousHerod vaingloriousHerod vainglorious- victoriousLashed his horses in wild pursuitCloser and closer he came hate burning like a flame,Raised his spear in mock saluteAnd out to the desolation of the dawning desert wasteThey fled on a drowsy donkeyIn confusion, yawning even in their haste.And the animals looked onAs they faded in the dawnAnd suddenly were gone"Which way to Egypt then?Which way to Egypt then?Which way to Egypt then?" Joseph asked the donkeylost in a storm of swirling sandAs from his chariot Herod Iscariot cast his eye across the land
