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Good listener, please lend your ear To share my history Before I take the poison drink, I’ll tell you my story. They’re coming even now to take The city that we love And hope is often lost and so My tale i’ll tell you of. When Carthage took upon itself To find by light of day A general? Well your in luck! Great Hannibal did say. He planned to cross the mountains great Twas thought the only way, But first to cross the river Rhone, Great Hannibal did pray The river Rhone rose up and warned Don’t cross my waters grey! No way to cross? Then all was lost Great Hannibal did say Then at once stood Hannibal We’ll cross by th’end of day!? Take down those trees to make a raft Great Hannibal did say Over the water blue they went Lined up in an array And now to Rome and battle great! Good Hannibal did say. Due north he found an obstacle That willed him to give way, The northern tribes with battle cries Great Hannibal did slay. The biggest problem now was here Across the mountains stray “Great danger now we face, my men,” Great Hannibal did say. Across the mountains none did think That they would last a day Just one more hill or mountain top, Great Hannibal would say The crew were weary lost and torn That made them curse the day “But we are almost there, you see?” Great Hannibal did say. And soon enough the walls of Rome Rose up as if to say Who ventures here with war in mind? Come greet us at our gates! But in the Roman city there Scipio here to stay “No one can beat us, no one can,” Great Hannibal did say. At Rome’s great gates for 15 years He waited patiently We can’t stay here, for food is dear, Great Hannibal did say. So he turned back to Carthage’s gates But met along the way Scipio and his army great Hannibal could not slay When all was done his quest was lost, And Rome would live too great, A treaty signed so punishing That Carthage lost its gate. And Hannibal the general That lost the city too Was forced to go to lands beyond And help as best he could.
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