by Peter Loaf
The Princess taken, ransom demand
The hero summoned, her rescue planned
The eagle flying
The Princess dying
The serpent slithers, the falling sand
Mountaintop bondage, tied to a stake
The Princess shivers, starting to shake
Linage royal
The hero loyal
The eagle screaming, the snake awake
The serpent rider, battleaxe high
The eagle swooping, its battle cry
The lance point gleaming
Misty mount steaming
The titans fighting, good day to die
The serpent weaving, the eagle’s eye
The lance point tracking, and coming nigh
Battleaxe whistle
Razor sharp missile
The eagle wounded, falling from sky
Rising from wreckage, hero attack
The serpent’s writhing, leaves bloody track
The lance point pinning
Fight just beginning
Hero’s sword singing, he’s driving back
The clang of armor, the glint of steel
The axe recovered, parry and wheel
Desperate the battle
The captive chattel
Helpless half naked, ransom to steal
The eagle rising, wing dripping gore
The serpent hissing, the devil’s spore
Needle sharp talons
Blood by the gallons
Serpent and rider, for never more
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