Troubled times are here <br />Pagan Min is King, <br />he's a tyrant and insane, <br />and capable of anything. <br /> <br />He fears losing his crown, <br />so he's killing all his kin. <br />Assassin's are his only friends <br />and they murder for him. <br /> <br />In red velvet sacks, <br />the royal family were tied <br />for elephants to trample them <br />until no one cried. <br /> <br />This cardinal sin against Buddha <br />did his insanity no good. <br />So the assassins were executed <br />for spilling their blood. <br /> <br />He was haunted by the dead, <br />who at night arose, <br /> which worsened his insanity <br />so he was deposed. <br /> <br />His brother Mindon who fled Burma <br />lived across the border in Siam, <br />as a guest of King Nang Klao, <br />and later Mongkut, a religious man. <br /> <br />Mongkut of Siam and Mindon of Burma, <br />Kings and good friends they became. <br />Mindon brought wealth and prosperity to Burma, <br />but hindered Britain throughout his reign. <br /> <br />However, the fortunes of this country <br />were seized by the next tyrant king. <br />Prince Theebaw's seizure of the thrown <br />led to more velvet sacks and killing. <br /> <br />He and his wife's greed for territory and slaves <br />caused the British to declare war. <br />Many soldiers were killed by jungle fever, <br />however, the deposed king ruled no more.<br /><br />tex t sarnie<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/red-velvet-sacks-and-elephants/
