genghis khan was a rambler
and went his own way
omar khayyam was a gambler
and made his own say
confucius was a wise man
and sat beneath a tree
adam was a working man
with no philosophy
eve wrote a novel
and left it on a park bench
moses wandered in the desert
and felt every man was his hench
i have no time for all this
king henry thundered from his throne
bring me some flattery
and engrave it in stone
the sun rose over the ocean
and the birds flew away
the fishermen left their boats behind
but the fish had to stay
the sun rose over the desert
and the snakes went to sleep
cain stole abel’s treasure
and buried it deep
sinbad sailed the seven seas
beneath a sky of blue
some of the tales about him
may not even be true
have you a story to tell yourself
boring as it may be?
do you want to be rich and famous
or only to be free?
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