Lyrics - Bloody Red Roses by Running Wild

In the war of the roses, the tragedy source
King
Edward was bound to die
Richard
III the new "
Lord
Protector"
Ruled with "
Loyalty me lie"
A vigilant guardian to the sons of the king
As sure as an eagle will fly
He died in a battle in 1485
And
Henry defamed
Richard with lies
Richard was charged in the "
New of
Attainder"
With tyranny, murder and gain
Henry revoked the "
Titulus
Regulus"
With the suite of the vicious insane
Henry
VII that rotten bastard
Executed the whole house of
York
Elizabeth
Woodville was immured for life
And
Tyrrel the liar was acquitted by court
The poisoned thorns of the bloody red rose
Red venom of deepest dye
Henry the traitor, the victor by sin
Soiled
Richard's blood with a grin
While
Richard was ruling the boys were alive
When he died the boys disappeared
Henry killed them to get onto the throne
But the book of truth was sealed
Henry paid
Tyrrel to say that he had murdered
IN the name of
Sir
Richard the brave
Henry killed
Tyrrel without any trail
So
Tyrrel took the truth to his grave
The poisoned thorns of the bloody red rose
Red venom of deepest dye
Henry the traitor, the victor by sin
Soiled
Richard's blood with a grin
The poisoned thorns of the bloody red rose
Red venom of deepest dye
Henry the traitor, the victor by sin
Soiled
Richard's blood with a grin

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