Mercyful Fate – The Old Oak

(Music by Hank Shermann Lyrics by

King Diamond)

Do you remember the bridge?

The bridge that was standing in ruin

Do you remember the sign?

Demons and witches were doing

They say it’s a bad place

They say it’s a magic place

Deep down under

The soil of this unholy land

Deep down under

The roots of a tree they have damned

It’s the Old Oak Hanging Tree

It’s the Old Oak Hanging Tree

Solo: Shermann

Nothing will grow in the ground

The Old Oak is killing it all

If you are ever around

Beware of the Oak and its charm

It’s the Old Oak Hanging Tree

It’s the Old Oak Hanging Tree

The Old Oak might make you blind

The Old Oak might trick your eyes

Hypnotized…..

It’s a bad sign

When the Autumn comes and the leaves

are gone

Oh it’s a bad sign

The Oak must feed in order to breed

Bad sign……. Bad sign

It’s a bad sign when the Autumn comes

And the leaves are gone

It’s a nightmare found

I wonder… what made this magic tree so

Solo: Shermann

Solo: Denner

Hang with me, hang with the hangman

Another season in another century

Hang with me, hang with the hangman

Blood from the madmen we hung in that

tree

Blood to the ground

Blood to the roots…. Red

All around the Old Oak

Deep into the ground they buried them

Indians of ancient times

Saw it as a holy shrine

Can you believe, sacrificing their own

Must have been a mighty GOD

To receive a gift of life

All the people must have known

Happiness would come if sown

Can you believe, sacrificing their own

Solo: Denner

The Old Oak might make you blind

The Old Oak might trick your eyes

Hypnotized…..

Solo: Shermann

No! Don’t hang with me

As I go back to the Old Oak tree