Take Me to My Tent

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Take me to my tent, I am so tired Take me to my tent, I am on fire Take my horse away Give him fresh water and the sweetest hay I almost lost my faithful today [Chorus] Send a girl to my tent Let her voice be low and well-modulated Let no harshness thrall my ears tonight [Verse 2] Take me to my tent, I am so tired My eyes are burning, my throat is parched My sword arm heavy from the march I spent all day on the white hot plains Guarding all of my terrain [Verse 3] I heard a sound in the birdsong I saw a sign in thе morning dew I knew today would be thе day That I would be the hero true [Chorus] Send a girl to my tent Let her hands be soft and cool Have her wash my aching body And get the smell of blood out of my nose [Verse 4] I waited 'til I saw them rise Above the crest, the whites of their eyes I kicked my horse forward He was coming at me Leading his army My mortal enemy [Verse 5] I surprised him with speed My sword hit its mark But as he fell to the ground My horse stumbled I tumbled upon him We lay breast to breast We lay there like lovers And what happened then I cannot say [Verse 6] I scrambled up from his bloody breast I flung myself upon my horse I let out a cry to end all cries The rage in my heart that day I remember it still [Verse 7] I must have killed a hundred men And so they'll say in minstrel song I will go down in history A hero of brotherhood gone wrong [Chorus] Send a girl to my tent But there must be no sex tonight For surely a single kiss would draw a child [Verse 8] And when I've rested I will join My men around the ring of fire The sparks fly up, the stars fall down We draw our plans upon the ground [Verse 9] No suicide shall keep me From this game of cards I chose The general is lonely But this is his job and thusly He accepts