ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA Lyrics

ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA - Mr. Nicky

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Euphrates River

Hey I got a new lesson for you about ancient Mesopotamia

Euphrates River and the Tigris River formed the cradle of civilization

Acadians long ago conquered Sumer, took control

Sargon led his armies in chariots they roamed

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Persian Gulf's where they found

Ancient ruins underground

Archaeologists did lots excavation

Down by the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

Both the Euphrates River and the Tigris River used to flood

Bringing lots of fertile mud

But the problem was that water washed away the crops

Dams and levees made it stop

When it was dry they'd irrigate

Fighting over water led to war between the city states

Cuneiform is ancient writing

That tells the Sumer city states

Were always fighting

They were the first civilization

In Mesopotamia

Then came the Acadians

Who started empire-mania

Acadians long ago

Conquered Sumer, took control

Sargon led his armies, in chariots they roamed

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Persian Gulf's where they found

Ancient ruins underground

Archaeologists did lots excavation

Down by the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

King Sargon got real old

Told his sons to take the throne

But the huge Acadian Empire

Would fall out of their control

Then came Hammurabi

Who would take full command

Hammurabi was the king of the Babylonians

Man, Babylonia was the land where they told ya

"You obey Hammurabi's code"

"Praise Hammurabi's code"

Break Hammurabi's code and you'll be saying "oh no"

Acadians long ago

Conquered Sumer, took control

Sargon led his armies, in chariots they roamed

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

Near the Persian Gulf's where they found

Ancient ruins underground

Archaeologists did lots excavation

Down by the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

Babylonians built roads

They traded grain for gold

They kept themselves united under Hammurabi's code

Hammurabi's code

Hammurabi's code

Hammurabi's code

Hammurabi's code

Hammurabi's code

Which was a bunch of laws

They believed that had no flaws

They obeyed it just because

They thought Hammurabi was chosen by the gods (woah)

Acadians long ago

Conquered Sumer, took control

Sargon led his armies, in chariots they roamed

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

Near the Persian Gulf's where they found

Ancient ruins underground

Archaeologists did lots excavation

Down by the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

By the Euphrates River

You

Mesopotamia