Seven horses gallop on a desert waste Carry seven bandits making off in haste From the poor folks in the village left in fear and dread All their valuables gone and their menfolk dead All at once they come upon a water hole Stop to rest the horses and divide the gold Suddenly there’s music coming across the dunes It’s a man with a big smile and he’s singing a tune My name is Godas and I play for free, all I ask you friends is to believe in me There is much that’s mystery Come gather round me people now, gather round me people now Gather round me people now, gather round me people now Gather round me people now, gather round me people Gather round me people, gather round me people now Gonna open up your eyes, so you can see But the bandits say Hold on Godas, what you gonna show us? Could be the last thing you’ll ever do Hold on Godas what you gonna show us? Think [?] it’s sad it’s gonna bury you ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh You don’t scare me at all, says Godas with a grin Now if you just follow me down to the water we can all begin You men don’t look that er very smart to me So I presume you’ve never ever seen a dancing tree? Now they’re all gathered round the tree down by the pool Some of the bandits they’re calling Godas a fool But he just takes out his silver flute and begins to play Sure enough that tall tree starts to sway My name is Godas and I play for free, all I ask you friends is to believe in me There is much that is a mystery Come gather round me people now, gather round me people now Gather round me people now, gather round me people now Gather round me people now, gather round me people Gather round me people, gather round me people now Gonna open up your eyes, so you can see (But the bandits say) Hold on Godas sure want you to know this We really like the way you play and sing But hold on Godas the rest of it is pocus We know you do it with invisible strings hmm mm mm Godas turns away and says ‘I’ve done the best I could. ' But the bandits they come forward they’re looking for his blood You can imagine their extreme surprise When Godas vanishes before their very eyes If you’re ever wandering out in the desert all alone Come across seven figures made out of stone Want you to listen very closely to the wind Could be you’ll hear our old friend sing My name is Godas and I play for free, all I ask you friends is to believe in me There is much that is a mystery, so why go causing others misery? Why can’t you learn to live in harmony? Now gather round me people now, gather round me people now Gather round me people now, gather round me people, gather round me people Gather round me people now, gather round me people now Gather round me people now Gonna open up your eyes Gonna open up your eyes so you can see