Richard Thompson - Pharaoh lyrics

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 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 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 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 The idols rise into the sky Pyramids soar, Sphinxes lie Head of dog, Osiris eye We're all working for the Pharaoh 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 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 Call it England, you call it Spain Egypt rules with a whip and chain Moses free my people again We're all working for the Pharaoh 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 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