"My son ask for thyself another
Kingdom, for that which I leave
is too small for thee"

(King Philip of Macedonia - 339 B.C.)

Near to the east

In a part of ancient Greece
In an ancient land called Macedonia
Was born a son

To Philip of Macedon
The legend his name was Alexander


At the age of nineteen
He became the Macedon King
And he swore to free all of Asia Minor

By the Aegian Sea
In 334 B.C.
He utterly beat the armies of Persia


[Chorus:]
Alexander the Great

His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
Became a legend 'mongst mortal men


King Darius the third
Defeated fled Persia

The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes
Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as well
And he founded the city called Alexandria


By the Tigris river
He met King Darius again

And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela
Entering Babylon
And Susa, treasures he found

Took Persepolis the capital of Persia

[Chorus:]

Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great

Became a God amongst mortal men

A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke

And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot'
And legend said that who untied the knot
He would become the master of Asia


Helonism he spread far and wide
The Macedonian learned mind

Their culture was a western way of life
He paved the way for Christianity


Marching on, marching on
The battle weary marching side by side
Alexander's army line by line

They wouldn't follow him to India
Tired of the combat, pain and the glory


Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great

He died of fever in Babylon