Richard Thompson
Pharaoh
[Verse 1]
Pharaoh he sits in his tower of steel
The dogs of money all at his heel
Magicians cry, "Oh truth! Oh real!"
We're all working for the Pharaoh

[Verse 2]
A thousand eyes, a thousand ears
He feeds us all, he feeds our fears
Don't stir in your sleep tonight, my dears
We're all working for the Pharaoh

[Chorus]
It's Egypt land, Egypt land
We're all living in Egypt land
Tell me, brother, don't you understand?
We're all working for the Pharaoh

[Verse 3]
Hidden from the eye of chance
The men of shadow dance a dance
We're all struck into a trance
We're all working for the Pharaoh

[Verse 4]
The idols rise into the sky
Pyramids soar, Sphinxes lie
Head of dog, Osiris eye
We're all working for the Pharaoh
[Chorus]
And it's Egypt land, Egypt land
We're all living in Egypt land
Tell me, brother, don't you understand?
We're all working for the Pharaoh

[Verse 5]
I dig a ditch, I shape a stone
Another battlement for his throne
Another day on earth is flown
We're all working for the Pharaoh

[Verse 6]
Call it England, you call it Spain
Egypt rules with the whip and chain
Moses, free my people again!
We're all working for the Pharaoh

[Chorus]
And it's Egypt land, Egypt land
We're all living in Egypt land
Tell me, brother, don't you understand?
We're all working for the Pharaoh

[Verse 7]
Pharaoh he sits in his tower of steel
Around his feet the princes kneel
Far beneath we shoulder the wheel
We're all working for the Pharaoh