IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING by Edvard Grieg, new words by Joel Sattler

Down within the mountainside

In a cave huge and wide

There you’ll find the dreaded castle

of the Mountain King

There he built a crystal cave

Made the troll men his slaves

Set himself upon the throne:

became the Mountain King

If you go you should have known

No one e’re has returned

From the place below the earth

where the rocks burn

If they catch you you will not

ever see sun again

You will a prisoner

of the troll men 

Of their trap you must beware

Set a spell under there

To compel you to the service

of the Mountain King

When the sun no longer shines

Waiting for end of time

Then the world will feel the vengeance

of the Mountain King

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There’s a pathway leading down

20 miles underground

for you step into the hallway

of the Mountain King

Darker than the blackest night

Hidden deep out of sight

Hear the symphony of devils

of the Mountain King

Many thousand years ago

He was sent far below

Banished for the mortal sin

of heresy 

For the Judgment Day he waits

Angry and full of hate

Ready to obliterate

All that men made

He will raise a mighty hand

Demons fly on command

To incinerate the cities

for the Mountain King 

He will rise up out of earth

As if fire gave him birth

To destroy the human race

that dared to put him there

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When he comes up to the surface

For his destruction furthering

Then we must all men band together

And with an army murder him!

Murder him! Murder him! Murder him! Murder him! 

Kill all the demons and the dark angels

Kill the black Satan, hear us sing!

Kill all the troll men, kill all the evil

Kill the red Devil, kill the King!  

Kill him! Kill him!

Kill him! Kill him!

Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!

Kill him!

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Edvard Grieg

Peer Gynt, Op. 46

In the Hall of the Mountain King



Hallé Orchestra

Sir John Barbirolli:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrIYT-MrVaI

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