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The Coin of the Realm

from The Coin of The Realm by Robert McEntee

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The Coin of the Realm ©McEntoonz Music

A golden coin, in my hand, of Napoleon, minted 1812
That year the Russian winter drove him down
Exiled, he lost all that he held
And I'm holding, the Coin of the Realm

Alexander with his armies
He couldn't take it, and hold it
I guess that's how every empire falls
You can bring a horse to water
But you can't make him love democracy
Oh the blood and treasure overwhelm
All to capture the coin of the realm

These days I wonder if, in two hundred years
Someone will ponder
The coinage, the folly and arrogance of my times
If you choose to kill a man
Bring a bullet for his brother
Who's at the helm?
All to capture, the Coin of the Realm
Black is the color of the Coin of the Realm

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from The Coin of The Realm, released January 7, 2007

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