ONE TIN SOLDIER
(Dennis Lambert / Brian Potter)


The Original Caste - 1969
Karen Young - 1969
The Kim Brothers - 1970
Jinx Dawson (feat. in the film "Billy Jack") - 1971
Skeeter Davis - 1972
Peaceful Children - 1972
Bottle Hill - 1972
Coven - 1972 
Guy Chandler - 1973
Robin - 1973
The White Family - 1973
Mary Kleinsorge - 1976
Theresa Laughlin (feat. in the film "Billy Jack Goes To Washington") - 1977
Chelsia Chan - 1977
Mad Parade - 1984
Killdozer - 1989
Roseanne Barr - 1990
The Dick Nixons - 1995
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - 1997
Brittany Murphy (feat. in the TV series "King Of The Hill") - 1999

Also recorded by: 
Joan Baez; Joni Mitchell; The Bluegrass Alliance; Sonny & Cher; 
Billy Thunderkloud & The Chieftones; 101 Strings; The Celebration. 

  

Listen children to a story
That was written long ago
'Bout a kingdom, on a mountain
And the valley folk below
On the mountain was a treasure
Buried deep beneath a stone
And the valley people swore
They'd have it for their very own

Go ahead and hate your neighbour
Go ahead and cheat a friend
Do it in the name of Heaven
You can justify it in the end

There wont be any trumpets blowin'
Come the judgement day
On the bloody mornin' after
One tin soldier rides away


So the people of the valley
Sent a message up the hill
Asking for the buried treasure
Tons of gold for which they'd kill
Came an answer from the kingdom
With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain
All the riches buried there

Now the valley cried with anger
Mount your horses, draw your sword
And they killed the mountain people
So they won their just reward
Now they stood beside the treasure
On the mountain dark and red
Turn the stone and looked beneath it
"Peace on Earth" was all it said

Go ahead and hate your neighbour
Go ahead and cheat a friend
Do it in the name of Heaven
You can justify it in the end
There wont be any trumpets blowin'
Come the judgement day
On the bloody mornin' after
One tin soldier rides away

Go ahead and hate your neighbour
Go ahead and cheat a friend
Do it in the name of Heaven
You can justify it in the end
There wont be any trumpets blowin'
Come the judgement day
On the bloody mornin' after
One tin soldier rides away


(Contributed by Bette Carl - March 2003)
(Updated by Mel Priddle - January 2014)