Just An Old Fable

Have you ever heard of an old fable About a rich man who lived by the seashore Who dwelled lavishly in his luxurious castle Enhanced by stained tinted windows and marble doors How drank merrily from goblets filled with iniquity Of wealth swindled from peasants and craftsmen, illiterate and uninformed Concealing his transgressions behind the cloak of nobility Laughing gleefully in victory in the face of the Lord Then morning appeared without sunshine and a sudden violent storm Submerging the rich man's castle beneath the muck of his crimes Drowning him in his iniquities at the mighty hand of the Lord Have you ever heard of this fable Of how a rich man earned his label Living lavishly on diabolic deeds Dying painfully in his greed Truly this story has a message that every man should heed