I Was Raised In Babylon

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[Primeira Parte]]
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I was raised in Babylon
Our priests taught us how to worship the sun

[Refrão]
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Wo! Where did we go wrong?
B A E
They used to call us civilised - but those days are gone

[Segunda Parte]
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I came to guard the Pharaoh
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Bring him wine and women

[Refrão]
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Oh Lord! Where is he now?
B D E
We used call him the highest - till the wave took him down
( E A E G A E )

[Terceira Parte]
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I was born in the Holy Land
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They told me it was by God's command

[Refrão]
A D A E
Wo! Where are the others from?
B D E
I thought that we were the chosen - I must've been wrong

[Quarta Parte]
I loved to march with the Sultan
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And his diamond turban

[Refrão]
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Oh Lord! Then the world took hold
B D E
Let go of the rope of God - for a handful of gold
( G A E )

[Quinta Parte]
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I used to serve the Empire
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On which the sun set, never

[Refrão]
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Oh! Now times have turned
B D
We thought our white skins would save us
D E
Then we got burned