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samurai (japan) - mandalay lyrics

far away across the emerald fields
under the golden wash of the sun
stands a grove of trees atop a tiny hill
and within that grove of trees
long forgotten by man
lies the secret entrance to a place
where i would like to take you
and only today, if we hurry, we can go there

oh so very far away
on the other side of day is mandalay
sunshine lit with purple beams
colors that you see in dreams in mandalay
people there are ever free
to be just what they want to be in mandalay
minds expanding pulsing rings
but never fear of goblin wings in mandalay
we can only stay there for a moment
here is where we live with what we are
but come with me, let’s see what we can learn there
perhaps our way is not so very far

i saw a strange thing happen in the fearful city streets
an oriental monk in robes was handing children sweets
tiny candies that he offered from his baking bowl
and all who ate them underwent a sweetening of the soul
the children stop their war games, laid their plastic rifles down
i asked the monk if there was always plenty to go round
he smiled and said “zen candy is a rare and special feast
the principle ingredients are teardrops from the east
try some zen candy, keep it handy, it is dandy
makes your head jim+dandy and the world all spick and spandy”
we hope that you have enjoyed your stay in mandalay
go there whenever you like
and if you found the people of mandalay to be very kind
it’s because they care about you, they truly care

- samurai japan lyrics

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