They were attacked by surprise In the middle of the night They didn't stand a single chance A single chance to fight After the battle they gathered around the king They had never seen that man so sad I'm riding out to get those men Who hurt my people bad, so bad The king will return with gold in his hand The castle will burn in the enemy land The king will return with gold in his hand The castle will burn in the enemy land Woah, he will save our people When two springs had passed A messenger came down the track He said that he had heard great news The king is coming back Oh, the time he was gone They suffered bad in misery They didn't know the way Everyone was shouting, save our kingdom now The king will return with gold in his hand The castle will burn in the enemy land The king will return with gold in his hand The castle will burn in the enemy land Woah, he will save our people They suffered bad in pain The time he was away But maybe now they could survive Now they could survive When the king came down the hill To his people and his lands There were many tears that touched the ground Made marks in the sand Yes, now they could start all over again And live in peace throughout the time Everyone was shouting When the king came down the hill The king is returning with gold in his hand The castle is burning in the enemy land The king is returning with gold in his hand, ooh baby The castle is burning in the enemy land Yeah, the king is returning with gold in his hand The castle is burning in the enemy land The king is returning with gold in his hand The castle is burning in the enemy land The king is returning with gold in his hand The castle is burning in the enemy land The king is returning with gold in his hand The castle is burning in the enemy land The king is returning with gold in his hand