Emperors And Kings!
SettlersIf you wanna be free of emperors and kings!Leave the kings and emperors behind youDon't let'em tie you down and clip your wingsDon't let'em shackle and bind you
UlrikaI was four when the parishAuctioned me away
SettlersShame on thoseWho sold you and who used you
UlrikaThey were like wolves and I was easy prey
SettlersShame on the men who abused you
DanjelI was giving CommunionI was not ordained
SettlersSo they jailed you in the name of Jesus
DanjelHere I can preach the Gospel unconstrained
SettlersHere he can preach what he pleases!Never again will we lower our eyesFearing the powers that beSwallowing sermons from men we despiseMen who command by decree
It's a funny old new world! - All is upside down!He who was a pauper can be king hereGiven a voice a man stand his groundHe who was silent can sing here
Fina-KajsaCry for Anders, my sonFor he was all I had
SettlersDragged a grindstone to her son from Sweden
Fina-KajsaBut when I found him, drink had made him mad
SettlersLost in this Garden of Eden!
Karl OskarThere is just one regret,One thing I've come to know
SettlersHere we are and here we'll stay forever?
Karl OskarWe should have come here many years ago
SettlersLater is better than never!
Never again will we lower our eyesFearing the powers that beSwallowing sermons from men we despiseMen who command by decreeIf you wanna be free of emperors and kings!Leave the kings and emperors behind youDon't let'em tie you down and clip your wingsDon't let'em shackle and bind you
Karl OskarDearest Kristina, please tell me what's wrong?
KristinaPay no attention to me
DanjelMaybe it's time for us all to go homeIt's been a very long day
KristinaWhat a fool I must seemForgive me, everyonePlease ignoreA silly woman weeping
Karl OskarI'm gonna buildA bigger house next yearA house that'll be worth the keeping