Iggy Pop - Caesar lyrics

People of America, I bring you a great army
To preserve peace in our empire
Throw them to the lions

Darling, let us go to the banquet hall
There will be a great feast tonight
Who are these Christians?
What is this strange religion?
I've heard it said they turn the other cheek
Ha, ha, ha, ha!

Throw them to the lions
Throw them to the lions
Throw them to the lions, thumbs down

10 pieces of gold for every man
Hail Caesar, hail Caesar
Grapes from Sicily, silks from Asia minor
All the tea in China

Throw them to the lions
Throw them to the lions
Throw them to the lions
Who are these Christians?
Turn the other cheek, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Two thumbs down, the Christians are restless
Why not let them worship their god?

No one believes in the old gods
How tiresome attending the rituals
Paying lip service to the portents
Burning incense at their shrine
No one believes in the old gods

Throw them to the lions
Throw them to the lions
Throw them to the lions, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

The roman empire the glory of Rome, hail
All hail "Caesar, Caesar
Beware beware the ides of march"
Who is this man? Caesar
He is but a soothsayer
He is old and his brain is addled
Pay him no mind

Throw him to the lions! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Hail Caesar! emperor of Rome hail Caesar!
Caesar, Caesar, beware the ides of march
Eh?! who is this man?
Caesar, he is but an old soothsayer
Addled in his brain, pay him no mind

Throw him to the lions! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Throw him to the lions!
No one believes in the old gods
The empire is tired, Caesar will rest now
We depart for my chambers
Come darling, "yes, Caesar"
Caesar will rest now
Hail Rome, hail Caesar, hail
Put him in the fiery pit ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

(Uh, we got there, right? Okay
Good if I call for more numbers
Like that on the rec, I'll
Pick this record piece, yeah
All we got that)