'my son ask for thyself another
Kingdom for that wich 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 alexanderAt the age of nineteen
He became the Macedon king
And he swore to free all of Asia minor
By the Aegean sea
In 334 b.c.
He utterly beat the armies of persiaAlexander the great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the great
Became a legend 'mongst mortal menKing Darius the third
Defeated fled Persia
The Scythian's fell by the river of Jaxartes
Then Egypt fell to the Macedon king as well
And he founded the city called AlexandriaBy the Tigris river
He met king Darius again
And crushed him again at the battle of Arabela
Entering Babylon
And susa treasures he found
Took Persepolis the capital of PersiaAlexander the great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the great
Became a God 'mongst mortal menA Phrygian king had bound a chariot yoke
And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot'
And the legend said that who untied the knot
He would become the master of AsiaHedonism he spread far and wide
The Macedonian learned mind
Their culture was a western way of life
He paved the way for ChristianityMarching on marching onThe 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 gloryAlexander the great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the great
He died of fever in Babylon