The Last Night Has Fallen by Ken McGoogan published on 2021-11-18T03:05:58Z THE LAST NIGHT HAS FALLEN (With pianist Frank “Freeman” Huether) Warrior, I know that you’re deep within Hear my drum, hey, we need a Gunga Din Warrior, to stay away would be a sin ‘Cause the captains of industry have taken Every chief stronghold The last night has fallen, terrible, dark, and cold Sorcerer, I have come to conjure you Prophecy says you know a trick or two Sorcerer, don’t you hear the ballyhoo ‘Cause the money-lenders have white magic In a stranglehold The last night has fallen, terrible, dark, and cold Interlude: Entering stage left, the lover sings a song Debtors tie him down and treat him cruelly wrong He finds out where they dwell, steals their book of magic spells And makes them sing along Oh my king, we call on you to intercede Majesty, we’re not ready to concede Oh my king, bring a whip to make them bleed ‘Cause the marketplace is now a temple Even god is bought and sold The last night has fallen, terrible, dark, and cold Interlude Warrior, I know that you’re deep within Hear my drum, hey, we need a Gunga Din Warrior, to stay away would be a sin ‘Cause the captains of industry have taken Every chief stronghold ‘Cause the money-lenders have white magic In a stranglehold ‘Cause the marketplace is now a temple Even god is bought and sold The last night has fallen, terrible, dark, and cold Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter
