Ourselves to know    (video)

 

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1. We left Constantinople in a thousand ninety-nine,

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    to restore the one True Cross was in this heart of mine.

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    To bring it to Jerusalem and then sail home to Rhodes,

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    we took that holy ride ourselves to know.

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    We took that holy ride ourselves to know.

 

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2.       Everyone got famous,        everyone got rich,

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    everyone went off the rails and ended in the ditch.

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    Oh, we had to take that long, hard road to see where it would go,

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    yeah, we took that holy ride ourselves to know.

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    We took that holy ride ourselves to know.

 

+  instrumental = verse 2 (lines 1 to 4)

 

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3. Now if you make a pilgrimage, I hope you find your grail,

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    be loyal to the ones you leave with, even if you fail.

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    Be chivalrous to strangers you meet along the road,

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    as you take that holy ride yourselves to know.

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    You take that holy ride yourselves to know.

 

    (Warren Zevon)