Ravens 020

when nimrod came marching home again
hurrah hurrah
they gave him a hearty welcome then
hurrah hurrah
the boys were awed and the men looked fierce
for bronze will always leather pierce
and they all looked gay
when nimrod came marching home

he gave them stories of iron too
hurrah hurrah
and of gilgamesh and enkidu
hurrah hurrah
the women swooned and the soldiers wept
for all that passed while heaven slept
and they all looked gay
when nimrod came marching home

he turned them all out in warrior kit
hurrah hurrah
save those too small or too large to fit
hurrah hurrah
and blood was shed while the cities built
and all was dead without much guilt
and they all looked gay
when nimrod came marching home

the cities still stand upon the plain
hurrah hurrah
every age destroys them again
hurrah hurrah
for that which is built upon the mud
of flood-plains thickened up with blood
will be all cooked clay

and nimrod's not coming home