[Spoken] Wrapped in a bloody sheet
The squalling brat is carried onto the balcony and shown to the people with a ringing of bells
And it was war
And it had a thousand fathers
Now there's blood on the streets again!
When the sun goes down,
You walk the streets
Live in shadows
Feel no peace
Lock the back doors
Close your eyes
You seen it all before
You know it's a sin
Say it's a sin!
People say it's the law
Who knows why
When the bullets fly
The beggars beg for more
(Chorus)
You know I'm walking to Babylon
Walking to Babylon (x3)
Talk black priest says:
Let us pray
Bad man comes for wicked ways
Take a firm hold
Steel your nerves
Don't listen anymore
You know it's a sin
Say it's sin!
People say it's the law
Who knows why when the bullets fly
The beggars beg for more
You know I'm walking to Babylon
Walking to Babylon (x3)
[Spoken] When the time had come she withdrew into her innermost chambers and surrounded herself with doctors and soothsayers
In the streets the people gathered from morning until night with empty stomachs
Then great Mabel vomited and it sounded like freedom
And she coughed and it sounded like justice
And there's blood on the streets again!
