Colonel Forbin's Ascent Lyrics

Colonel Forbin stared up at the mountainAnd wiped away the beads of sweatThat glistened on his browHis tired feet were buried in the quagmireAnd his bloodshot eyes saw all that lay between himAnd fulfillment of his vowAnd he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted rootAnd pulled his body upwardsTo a sea green mossy boulderAnd he dragged his weary carcass [or "shit-ass"] up the mountainAnd he climbed so slowlyHe climbed so slowlyAheadAheadSuddenly he heard the crack of thunderAnd the rocks began to crumble overheadAnd tumble down the mountain to theDismal swamp that lay beneath the jagged cliffsthrough which his path had ledAnd the earth began to quake beneath his feetAnd the mighty mountain changed before his eyesAnd he stood amidst a sea of dust and rocks and stonesCascading down the mountainAnd a thousand birds were headed for the sky. Oh...The sacred creed will be yoursAnd if you wait until tomorrowThe sacred creed will be yoursTo devourYoursTo seizeAnd to obeyObeyWhen the dust had cleared, the colonel lifted up his headAnd was driven to his knees by a blazing beam of lightAnd he saw the silhouette that stood before himAnd he bowed in reverenceTrembling in the shadow of the mighty legend's formIcculus the prophet stood before his eyesLooking down on Colonel ForbinWhere he shuddered in the puddles and the muckAnd he quietly addressed himAnd he spoke so slowlyHe spoke so slowlyAheadHe saidColonel Forbin I know why you've come hereAnd I'll help you with your quest to gain the knowledge that you lackI call upon my faithful friend the mockingbirdTo fly and seize the helping book and bring it to your shackAnd a tree of knowledge in your soul will growAnd the Helping Friendly Book will plant the seedBut I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pureBecomes a deadly weapon in the hands of avariceAnd greedThe sacred greed will be yoursAnd if you wait until tomorrowThe sacred creed will be yoursTo devourYoursTo seizeAnd to obeyAnd to obeyAnd the famous mockingbird swooped down out of the sky and landed onIcculus's shoulder, and Icculus whispered into the bird's ear, and it flewoff toward Wilson's castle in the valley below.Fly Famous MockingbirdFly famous mockingbirdFly...Fly famous mockingbirdFly...Fly famous mockingbirdFly...Fly famous mockingbirdFly...Fly...Fly...Fly famous mockingbirdFly...The next morning at the camp Errand Wolfe and Rutherford stood frozen in awe as the famous mockingbird flew out of the sky and laid the Helping Friendly Book at their feet. The quest for the book had dragged on for so many years that it's sudden appearance left the men staring in disbelief, unsure of what their next move should be. The shock wore off quickly though, and Errand Wolfe shot into high gear. He snatched up the book with one hand and the famous mockingbird with the other, and began to inform Rutherford of his plan. He would first kill Wilson, and then put the Helping Friendly Book to work for him. With Rutherford's aid he fastened the famous mockingbird to a pole, with glue and rubber bands, to insure the secrecy of his mission, and then set out to find the only man in Gamehendge who could handle the job of eliminating a King.