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Look! Look at this rare treasure
Older than Alexander the Great
And there's an ancient legend connected with this coin
Come, come closer
Long before Alexander
Was as great as he became
At the tender age of six
He knew ambition and contentment seldom mixed
So, he wondered
Is it better to pursue eternal fame
Or to spend his life in tasting simple joys?
Should he lead a quiet life, or instead
Should he organize an army and roam?
Then he took a silver drachma and said
Heads, I conquer the world
Tails, I stay home
Yes, my friends, at this critical moment
When the fate of the world hung in the balance
He tossed a coin, he tossed a coin
Saying, "Coin, it's up to you
Tell me what I ought to do"
Yes, he tossed it
And he watched it as it spun
He tossed a coin
Perhaps this very one
Only fifteen dollars
Sorry, no
Anyone? No?
Well, take this one!
Behold
Cleopatra
Her portrait in gold
And with it, a story
When Julius Caesar invaded Egypt
Cleopatra pondered
How should she receive her Roman conqueror?
Should she call him friend?
Welcome him with love?
Greet him with a warm Egyptian smile?
Should she call him foe?
Try to end his life?
Send his body floating down the Nile?
Cleopatra climbed a nearby dune
Vainly seeking guidance from the moon
But no answer came
Leaving her perplexed
Where was she to turn for guidance next?
She tossed a coin (she tossed a coin)
Saying, "Coin, it's up to you
Tell me what I oughta do"
Yes, she tossed it
And she watched it
As it spun (as it spun, as it spun, as it spun)
Yes, she tossed a coin
Perhaps this very one!
Touched by Cleopatra herself
I want it!
How much is it?
Only ten dollar!
I'll take it
Speaking of Caesar
Here he is!
On the silver denarius
And with it
It just so happens
Is a legend
Picture yourselves in imperial Rome
The ides of March
Caesar, expected at the senate
In the corners
In the shadows
His adversaries lurk
In the folds of every toga
A deadly Roman dirk
Caesar's friends say, "Caesar!
The omens are beserk"
Caesar's wife says, "Julius
Today stay home from work"
To his wife and his friends he is deaf (deaf)
To the omens and the signs he is blind (blind)
Caesar knew what to do
To help make up his mind
Ah?
He tossed a coin
He tossed a coin
Said, "Coin, it's up to you
Tell me what I ought to do"
Yes, he tossed it (he tossed it)
He watched it as it spun (and he watched it)
He tossed a coin
Perhaps this very one
How much is it?
Only twenty dollar!
I don't know - that's a lot of money
Tell you what to do
Toss a coin
I'll take it
He tossed the coin (he tossed the coin)