The Red Coats, the Blue Coats The Blood Reds and the Cut-Throats Took the field, in the snow To settle scores from long ago
The end begins at the start With Raven Hair and Snowy White Two families’ favourite sons Perfect, smile, now young men they’ve become The end begins at the start With Raven Hair, comes a Raven Heart Ice will break before it bends To all they seemed the best of friends
Jealousy like shadow grew In Raven’s coat of Midnight Blue As closest friend now closest foe Paraded a garment white as snow The best laid plans are played at night Raven Hair strode to Snowy White Whose back was turned, and from his coat He took his knife and he cut his throat
People gathered where he fell And watched his White coat turn to Red His father rose as he died on the path Of melting snow from steaming blood He said, “So this day you will always remember We’ll meet here every bleak December We’ll bring our blades and wear Blood Red coats And take you down, you who are the Cut-Throats”
The Red Coats, the Blue Coats The Blood Reds and the Cut-Throats Took the field, in the snow To settle scores from long ago