Alexander The Great
Lyrics-music: Steve Harris"My son ask for thyself anotherKingdom, for that which I leaveis too small for thee"(King Philip of Macedonia - 339 B.C.)
Near to the eastIn a part of ancient GreeceIn an ancient land called MacedoniaWas born a sonTo Philip of MacedonThe legend his name was Alexander
At the age of nineteenHe became the Macedon KingAnd he swore to free all of Asia MinorBy the Aegian SeaIn 334 B.C.He utterly beat the armies of Persia
[Chorus:]Alexander the GreatHis name struck fear into hearts of menAlexander the GreatBecame a legend 'mongst mortal men
King Darius the thirdDefeated fled PersiaThe Scythians fell by the river JaxartesThen Egypt fell to the Macedon King as wellAnd he founded the city called Alexandria
By the Tigris riverHe met King Darius againAnd crushed him again in the battle of ArbelaEntering BabylonAnd Susa, treasures he foundTook Persepolis the capital of Persia
[Chorus:]Alexander the GreatHis name struck fear into hearts of menAlexander the GreatBecame a God amongst mortal men
A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yokeAnd Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot'And legend said that who untied the knotHe would become the master of Asia
Hellenism he spread far and wideThe Macedonian learned mindTheir culture was a western way of lifeHe paved the way for Christianity
Marching on, marching onThe battle weary marching side by sideAlexander's army line by lineThey wouldn't follow him to IndiaTired of the combat, pain and the glory
Alexander the GreatHis name struck fear into hearts of menAlexander the GreatHe died of fever in Babylon