The Boys of Sumer

with apologies to Don Henley, the ancient peoples of Mesopotamia and the entire human race, really. Most of the words are still Henley's and thus the rights to those stay with him.

Nobody down in Ur,
nobody up in Kish.
I feel it in the air,
that Sumer's out of reach

Empty lake, empty streets,
the sun goes down alone.
Took my auroch by your house
though i know that you're not home

And I can see you
your brown skin shining in the sun
you got your hair combed back
lapis lazuli on baby

and I can tell you
my love for you will still be strong
after the boys of Sumer have gone.

Up on the ziggurat
I heard a priestess singin' 'bout Gilgamesh
a voice inside my head said don't look back
at the bronze-toned flesh

I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone for ever
I should just let them go and...

I can see you
your brown skin shining in the sun
you know you're walking real slow
cuneiform for everyone
I can tell you
my love for you will still be strong
after the boys of Sumer have gone.

I never will forget those nights
I wonder what was the deal
remember how you drove me crazy?
I still have the cylinder seal

now i don't understand what happened to our ox
now baby gotta get you back
like the Tigris needs the Euphrates

I can see you
your brown skin shining in the sun
you got your potter's wheel
put glazes on baby
and I can tell you
my love for you will still be strong
after the boys of Sumer have gone