Pass Away
Chuck Berry

(Recitation)
Once in Persia reigned a king who upon his royal ring carved these words so true and wise
Which when held before his eyes gave him counsel at a glance of his life of changing chance
Solemn words and these are they: Even this shall pass away

Trains of camels through the sand brought him gems from Samarkand
Fleets of galleys through the sea brought him pearls to match with thee
But he counted not his gain nor his treasure, mine or main
What is wealth ?, the king would say, Even this shall pass away

In the revel of his court, at the zenith of his sport
When the palms of all his guests burned with clapping at his zest
He among his figs and wine would cry, Oh, loving friends of mine
Pleasures may come, but they cannot stay, like even this shall pass away ?

The most beautiful woman ever seen was the bride he chose his queen
Pillowed on their royal bed, whispering to her soul he said:
Though a bridegroom never pressed dearer bosom to his chest
But mortal flesh must come to clay and even these shall pass away

Towering over the village square, thirty meters in the air
Rose his statue, carved in stone, as the king stood there alone
Gazing at his sculptured name, said to himself, So what is fame ?
Fame, it's but slow decay, even this shall pass away

Fighting furiously on a battlefield, once a javelin pierced his shield
Soldiers with a loud lament bore him bleeding to his tent
Groaning from his tortured side, Pain is hard to bear, he cried
Oh, but with patience day by day, even this shall pass away

Sick and sore with cancer; weak and tired and old, just minutes yet to go to pass the gates o' gold
Spake he with his dying breath, Life is done, so what is death ?
Then in answer to the king fell a sunbeam on his ring
Reflecting words he failed to say: Even this shall pass away


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Ring! Goes the Bell)   School Day [Ring Ring Goes the Bell]   School Days   School Days   School Days [Live]   Shake, Rattle and Roll   Some People   Soul Rockin'   Soul Rocking   St. Louis Blues   Still Got The Blues   Stop And Listen   Sue Ann Sir   Sweet Little Rock 'n Roller   Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller   Sweet Little Rock & Roller   Sweet Little Rock 'n Roller   Sweet Little Rock And Roller   Sweet Little Rock'n'Roller   Sweet Little Sixteen   Sweet Sixteen   Talking About My Buddy   Tell You About My Buddy   The Festival   The Little Girl From Central   The Little Girl from Central [*]   The Love I Lost   The Man And The Donkey   The Promised Land   The Things I Used To Do   The Things I Used to Do (Single Version)   The Things That I Used to Do   The Way It Was Before   There Goes My Baby   Things I Used to Do   Thirteen Question Method   Thirty Days   Together (We'll Always Be)   Together We'll Always Be   Together We'll Always Be   Too Much Monkey Business   Too Pooped To Pop   Too Pooped to Pop [Take 4A]   Trick Or Treat   Tulane   Vacation Time   Vaya Con Dios   Viva Viva Rock 'n' Roll   Viva Viva Rock 'n' Roll   Viva Viva Rock'n'Roll   Wee Hours Blues   Wee Wee Hours   Welcome Back Pretty Baby   When the Saints Go Marching In   Who Do You Love   Why Should We End This Way   Worried Life Blues   Wuden't Me   Wuden't Me   You And My Country   You Came a Long Way from St. Louis   You Can Never Tell   You Can't Catch Me   You Can't Catch Me   You Never Can Tell   You Never Can Tell (1964 Single Version) [Mono]   You Never Can Tell (C'Est La Vie)   You Never Can Tell [1964 Single Version (Mono)]   You Never Can Tell [From Pulp Fiction]   You Two

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