Banner of the Red Death


Day by day the men are dying,
Women, children, all drop dead.
Plague has set her wings a-flying,
But our folks she's never met.
Our lives are gay and merry,
Death among us will not roam.
We don't think that plague is scary,
For an island is our home.

Red Red Death, black Black Death, our isle from you will stand.
Black Black Death, Red Red Death, reap and kill but on dry land!

Watch this ship! It's Death's own freighter
Towards our harbour mouth does steer.
Plague may try it now or later,
But we will not have her here.
Hark, the cannons roar and fire,
Burning arrows singe the sky.
Spare this island, heaven's Sire,
For we do not want to die.

Red Red Death, black Black Death, our isle from you will stand.
Black Black Death, Red Red Death, reap and kill but on dry land!

Watch the fire, blazing, gleaming,
Watch red flames devour Black Death!
Listen to the victims screaming,
Coughing, praying out of breath.
Finally the wreck is sinking
When the flames have had their whim.
Peacefully the stars are blinking…
Did you know that rats can swim? 

Red Red Death, black Black Death, our isle from you will stand.
     - Plage is black, plague is red, not a man from plague has fled -
Black Black Death, Red Red Death, reap and kill but on dry land!
     - Plage is black, plague is red, plague is here and you are dead…

Die Deutsche Fassung dieses Liedes ist »Die Flagge des Roten Todes«

Text und Melodie (c) 2000 by Thesilée
Das Lied mit Akkorden als PDF-Datei The German lyrics to this song are »Die Flagge des Roten Todes«

tune and lyrics (c) 2000 by Thesilée
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