Dagger or the battle-axe Anything that hacks Coping saw or kitchen knife Whatever ends their lives Make it splatter on the walls On the ceiling, on the floor See it tumbling to me For whom the head rolls Sabre or a rapier Swinging it in the air Cleaver or a sword To please your hungry lord Make it splatter on the walls On the ceiling, on the floor See it tumbling to me For whom the head rolls All the people stand in line Waiting for the sign Thumb goes down, head comes off And flies the room across Make it splatter on the walls On the ceiling, on the floor See it tumbling to me For whom the head rolls Make it splatter on the walls On the ceiling, on the floor See it tumbling to me For whom the head rolls