Steeleye Span - Babylon

To the ^Ahalls of Latham ^F#mHouse, the ^Eking he did pro^Bclaim That the seventh Earl of ^F#mDerby, James ^BStanley was his ^G#name Should re^Asist the Scottish ^F#mforce, bound ^Efor the Isle of ^BMan So he gathered up his ^F#mfighters and o^Bbeyed the king's com^G#mand

Well, the ^ACountess was of ^F#mnoble blood, though ^Enot of royal^Bty Yet brave and as in^F#mtrepid as ^Bany man was ^G#she So the ^Ahouse became a ^F#mfortress, with ^Eher good Lord now ^Bgone Her name was Lady ^F#mCharlotte, but they ^Bcalled her Baby^G#lon ^A

So ^Eput yourselves in ^Bline against ^F#m7Babylon All ^Aye that bend the ^Ebow against the ^G#crown ^ETrain the gunner's ^Bsights against ^F#m7Babylon Till the Eagle's Tower does ^Afall and the walls they are thrown ^C#mdown... ^F#m

Both the ^Apuritans and ^F#mFairfax, to^Egether they did ^Bcall For this one last royal ^F#mstronghold in ^BLancashire to ^G#fall So the ^Agarrison she ^F#mstrengthened and the ^EEagle Tower was ^Bmanned And refusing all con^F#mditions, it was ^Bthen the siege be^G#gan ^A

So ^Eput yourselves in ^Bline against ^F#m7Babylon All ^Aye that bend the ^Ebow against the ^G#crown ^ETrain the gunner's ^Bsights against ^F#m7Babylon Till the Eagle's Tower does ^Afall and the walls they are thrown ^C#mdown... ^F#m

'Twas ^Ain two good months ^F#mwhen those ^Erebels did re^Btreat They were cast out from the ^F#mearthworks and ^Bdriven to de^G#feat With dis^Ahonour and in ^F#mshame, their ^Esiege came to an ^Bend They were routed by a ^F#mlady and two ^Bhundred loyal ^G#men ^A

So ^Eput yourselves in ^Bline against ^F#m7Babylon All ^Aye that bend the ^Ebow against the ^G#crown And ^Etrain the gunner's ^Bsights against ^F#m7Babylon Till the Eagle's Tower does ^Afall and the walls they are thrown ^Edown...

So put yourselves in ^Bline against ^F#m7Babylon All ^Aye that bend the ^Ebow against the ^G#crown ^ETrain the gunner's ^Bsights against ^F#m7Babylon Till the Eagle's Tower does ^Afall and the walls they are thrown ^C#mdown...