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Levite lost concubine, she ran away Went down to Bethlehem, and there to stay Levite arrived, to bring her back Her father was so glad, he was so glad to see him â??Let's eat and celebrate, let's drink and feast! Stay here for several days, three days at least!â? But on the fifth, he had his fill Levite and concubine left it was almost evening Their servant asked of them, â??How about Jerusalem?â? Levite kept on and said, â??To Gibeah insteadâ? (oh no!) No place to spend the night, in Gibeah â??We're safe in Benjamin, it doesn't matter. Camp in the square, we're secure there.â? That's when an elder came and took them into his home â??We're both from Ephraim, let's stick together. Just don't go spend the night, out in the square.â? That's when the men, from Benjamin Were pounding on the door and asking for the Levite â??We'd like to get to know, your Levite friend,â? â??Don't be so decadent, he is my guest,â? They wouldn't leave, so to appease SongtexteThrew concubine out and they ravished her until morning (aaah!) They killed my concubine, I'll make you understand My knife will make it worse, send you a piece of her (oh no!) Opened my mailbox, received an arm â??Please ask and find-out who sent this alarm To all twelve tribes, our body shared There's never been a thing like this since we left Egyptâ? Then all the Israelites: Beersheba, Dan And some from Gilead, came as one man Together stood, with weapons drawn â??We won't go home until the Benjamites pay for thisâ? â??Now surrender the men from Gibeah Then we'll purge evil from the land of Godâ? â??No white flag because we'd rather fight insteadâ? In three days all but six-hundred dead. No wives for Benjamin, because the massacre â??At Shiloh there's a dance, grab one then take her as your wifeâ? (oh no!) There was no King that day; each followed his own way... Aus Songtexte Mania