Matthew Ebel - A Cautionary Tail lyrics

This is a cautionary tale About the king of all that was for sale And some mice who were at war Like they'd been a thousand years before To a mouse, the king called down: "I can help you win your tiny crown I'll sell you swords, my price is fair You will rule the other mice, I swear!" So the mouse went forth to fight But the king, he got no sleep that night Or any other night for days Tiny battles kept him wide awake The king went mad from lack of sleep He ran away and they boarded up his keep The mice consumed the empty home They partied on the mad king's throne To the king a note was brought: "Did you think it was with mice we fought? Now that we know what maddens men We can make you lose your mind again!"