Ogre Battle

Album: Queen II (1974)
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  • Fa fa fa fa fa
    Fa fa fa fa faa
    Now once upon a time - an old man told me a fable
    When the piper is gone - and the soup is cold on your table
    And if the black crow flies to find a new destination
    That is the sign
    Come tonight
    Come to the ogre sight
    Come to the ogre-battle-fight

    He gives a great big cry and he can swallow up the ocean
    With a mighty tongue he catches flies - the palm of a hand incredible size
    One great big eye - has a focus in your direction
    Now the battle is on
    Yeah yeah yeah
    Come tonight
    Come to the ogre sight
    Come to the ogre-battle-fight

    Fa fa fa fa faa
    Hoooa

    The ogre-men are still inside
    The two-way mirror mountain
    You gotta keep down right out of sight
    You can't see in, but they can see out
    "Ooh keep a look out"
    The ogre-men are coming out
    From the two-way mirror mountain
    They're running up behind and they're coming all about
    Can't go east 'cause you gotta go south

    Aaargh
    Aaaaaaaarghh
    Ogre-men are going home
    The great big fight is over
    Bugle blow, let trumpet cry
    Ogre battle lives for ever more - oh oh oh
    You can come along
    You can come along
    Come to ogre battle
    Fa fa fa fa faa
    Writer/s: FREDDIE MERCURY
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • GuyThundering drums? They’re EQ’d pretty soft. The guitars and vocals are dominating.
  • Hans Jorgensen from Truth And Consequences, NmThis song totally ripped off Ogre Confrontation. Such a shameless ripoff. Complete disappointment. SMH. It's a four out of five for me.
  • George Pope from Richmond, BcCaling it thrash is an insult! This is richer & deeper than Thrash Metal. I'd call it Speed Metal-esque with a dash of Deatyh Metal for spice.
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