Druids

I thought Druids were a peaceful people that held no vices

They so loved nature with its rain and wind and tree

Then why, oh why, would they have human sacrifices

An ancient people, long before the messiahs

Earliest known recordings scribbled in 3rd century BCE

I thought Druids were a peaceful people that held no vices

From the mouth of Julius Caesar is where the history arises

One druid is the chieftain, upon death another they would decree

Then why, oh why, would they have human sacrifices

Verse, astronomy and philosophy is what their day comprises

Abstained from warfare, many became a Druid willingly

I thought Druids were a peaceful people that held no vices

Yearly, they’d meet in All Gaul as judges, and would give their advices

Any and all found guilty, were sentenced a most grievous penalty

Then why, oh why, would they have human sacrifices

Guilty, or non-Druids in danger of death by battle-sustained slices and dices

Placed in huge wickerman statues that were set alight, their souls set free

I thought Druids were a peaceful people that held no vices

That’s why, oh why, they would have human sacrifices