"My son, ask for thyself another Kingdom,
for that which I leave is to 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 Alexander
At the age of nineteen
He became the Macedon King
And swore to free all of Asia Minor By the Aegian Sea
In 334 B.C. He utterly beat the armies of Persia

Chorus:
Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great Became a legend 'mongst mortal men

King Darius the third
Defeated fled Persia The Scythians fell by the river Jaxartes
Then Egypt fell to the Macedon King as wel
l And he founded the city called Alexandria
By the Tigris river
He met King Darius again
And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela
Entering Babylon And Susa, treasures he found
Took Persepolis the capital of Persia

Chorus:
Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great Became a God amongst mortal men

A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke
And Alexander cut the "Gordion knot"
And legend said that who untied the knot
He would become the master of Asia
Helonism he spread far and wide
The Macedonian learned mind
Their culture was a Western way of life
He paved the way for Christianity Marching on, marching on
The 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 glory

Chorus:
Alexander the Great
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Alexander the Great
He died of fever in Babylon