Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭ Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭ Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭ Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭
'There must be some way out of h ere' said the joke r to the thief
'There's too m uch con fus ion', I can' t g et no relief
Business men, the y drink m y wine, pl owmen dig my earth
None of them along th e line know wh at any of it is worth.
Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭ Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭ Fm／E♭ C＃／Bm＃ Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭
'No reason to get exc ited', the t hief he kindly spoke
'There are m any her e amon g us who feel that lif e is but a joke
But you and I, we've b een throug h that, and this i s not our fate
So let u s not t alk false ly now, th e hour is getting late'.
Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭ Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭ Fm／E♭ C＃／Bm＃ Fm／E♭ C＃／Cm
All alo ng t he watch tower, p rinces kept the view
While all t he wom en came and went, ba refoot servants, too.
Outside in th e di stance a wild cat did growl
Two riders were a pproac hing, the wind b egan to howl.
Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭ Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭ Fm／E♭ C＃／E♭ Fm
