Come Away

Come away, come away,
They told me.
We go now to give Caesar crown and scepter.
So I went with them
And saw Caesar thrice refuse the crown,
Though his eyes spoke of longing.
Come with us, come with us,
They wailed unto my ears,
We go now to feast at his fortune and ours!
So away with them I did go.

Come with us, come away with us,
They yelled again.
We go to view the victory parades
Go and march down the streets.
So away with them I went to view,
At the glory of Caesar,
At the expense of Pompey.

Come away, come away!
They cried once more.
We go now to the slaughter!
So away with them I went,
I, Julius Caesar, the noble son of Rome,
To the Senate, where the stage was set.
Then, too late!
I was the lamb led to the slaughter!
I resisted until I did chance to glimpse
The one appointed to see this act through.
Alas, even Brutus, the most trusted,
Even he was my murderer!
No more then! No, not a word!
So, then, falls Caesar!
"ET TU, BRUTE?"