Herod's Action

Herod Can't abide this aberration Lose my focus on the nation Full of righteous indignation I must hatch another plan We must kill the little children Don't care if there are a million Let the streets run with vermilion Mow them down where they now stand Find the helpless, find the weak Slaughter innocents, those we seek Use the news from what we've learned Let no stone be left unturned Arm yourselves with sword and sharp blade Let them weep for those we have slayed Those who flee, set up a blockade Let no one escape my wrath Off to Bethlehem and quickly Don't spare healthy or the sickly I will check, don't try to trick me Make it flow, a real bloodbath Kill the boys but spare the girls Let them hold their precious pearls Shed no tears for those who die I shall not weep at their goodbye