Lyrics:
All the early Roman kings In their shark skin suits Bow ties and buttons High top boots Drivin' the spikes in Blazin' the rails Nailed in their coffins In top hats and tails Fly away over Fly away, flap your wings Fly by night Like the early Roman kings All the early Roman kings In the early, early morn Comin' down the mountain Distributing the core Speeding through the forest Racing down the track You try to get away They drag you back Tomorrow is Friday We'll see what it brings Everybody's talking 'Bout the early Roman kings They're peddlers and they're meddlers They buy and they sell They destroyed your city They'll destroy you as well They're lecherous and treacherous A-Hell bent for leather Each of 'em bigger Than all men put together Sluggers and muggers Wearin' fancy gold rings All the women going crazy For the early Roman kings I can dress up your wounds With a black cloudy rag I ain't arfraid to make love You'll get yours, hag If you see me comin' And you're standin' there Wave your handkerchief In the air I ain't dead yet My bell still rings I keep my fingers crossed Like the early Roman kings I can strip you of life Strip you of breath Ship you down To the house of death A-one day You will ask for me There'll be no one else That you'll want to see Bring down my fiddle Tuen up my strings I'm going to break it wide open Like the early Roman kings I was up on Black Mountain The day Detroit fell They killed 'em all of And they sent 'em to hell Ding-dong daddy You're comin' up short Gon' put you on trial In a Sicilian court I've had my fun I've had my flings Gonna shake 'em on down Like the early Roman kings