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Version 1 of Iron Maiden Lyrics Alexander the Great (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/i/iron-maiden/alexander/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "My son ask for thyself another | "My son, ask for thyself another Kingdom, | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kingdom, for that which I leave | for that which I leave is too small for thee" | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | is too small for thee" | [King Philip of Macedonia – 339 B.C.] | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 | [King Philip of Macedonia - 339 B.C.] | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Near to the east | Near to the East | 4 | ||||||||||
| In a part of ancient Greece | In a part of ancient Greece | ||||||||||||
| In an ancient land called Macedonia | In an ancient land called Macedonia | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Was born a son | Was born a son to Philip of Macedon | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 | To Philip of Macedon | 2 | |||||||||||
| The legend his name was Alexander | The legend his name was Alexander | ||||||||||||
| 6 | At the age of nineteen | At the age of nineteen he became the Macedon King | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | He became the Macedon King | 3 | |||||||||||
| And he swore to free all of Asia Minor | And he swore to free all of Asia Minor | ||||||||||||
| 7 | By the Aegean Sea | By the Aegean Sea in 334 B.C. | 7 | ||||||||||
| 4 | In 334 B.C. | 4 | |||||||||||
| He utterly beat the armies of Persia | He utterly beat the armies of Persia | ||||||||||||
| Alexander the Great | Alexander the Great | ||||||||||||
| His name struck fear into hearts of men | His name struck fear into hearts of men | ||||||||||||
| Alexander the Great | Alexander the Great | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Became a legend 'mongst mortal men | Became a legend amongst mortal men | 8 | ||||||||||
| 9 | King Darius the third | King Darius the third defeated fled Persia | 9 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Defeated fled Persia | 5 | |||||||||||
| The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes | The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes | ||||||||||||
| Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well | Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well | ||||||||||||
| And he founded the city called Alexandria | And he founded the city called Alexandria | ||||||||||||
| 10 | By the Tigris river | By the Tigris river he met King Darius again | 10 | ||||||||||
| 6 | He met King Darius again | 6 | |||||||||||
| And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela | And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Entering Babylon | Entering Babylon and Susa treasures he found | 11 | ||||||||||
| 7 | And Susa, treasures he found | 7 | |||||||||||
| Took Persepolis the capital of Persia | Took Persepolis the capital of Persia | ||||||||||||
| Alexander the Great | Alexander the Great | ||||||||||||
| His name struck fear into hearts of men | His name struck fear into hearts of men | ||||||||||||
| Alexander the Great | Alexander the Great | ||||||||||||
| Became a God amongst mortal men | Became a God amongst mortal men | ||||||||||||
| A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke | A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke | ||||||||||||
| 12 | And Alexander cut the Gordian knot | And Alexander cut the "Gordian knot" | 12 | ||||||||||
| And legend said that who untied the knot | And legend said that who untied the knot | ||||||||||||
| He would become the master of Asia | He would become the master of Asia | ||||||||||||
| Hellenism he spread far and wide | Hellenism he spread far and wide | ||||||||||||
| The Macedonian learned mind | The Macedonian learned mind | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Their culture was a western way of life | Their culture was a Western way of life | 13 | ||||||||||
| He paved the way for Christianity | He paved the way for Christianity | ||||||||||||
| Marching on, marching on | Marching on, marching on | ||||||||||||
| The battle weary marching side by side | The battle weary marching side by side | ||||||||||||
| Alexander's army line by line | Alexander's army line by line | ||||||||||||
| They wouldn't follow him to India | They wouldn't follow him to India | ||||||||||||
| Tired of the combat, pain and the glory | Tired of the combat, pain and the glory | ||||||||||||
| Alexander the Great | Alexander the Great | ||||||||||||
| His name struck fear into hearts of men | His name struck fear into hearts of men | ||||||||||||
| Alexander the Great | Alexander the Great | ||||||||||||
| He died of fever in Babylon | He died of fever in Babylon | ||||||||||||
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