We've Got Some News, King Darius

<p>[Wiseman #1]<br/>We&#x27;ve got some news, good King Darius<br/>We fear your position is precarious<br/>There are some people here in Babylon<br/>Who won&#x27;t give you your due<br/>They&#x27;d rather bow to other men<br/><br/>[King Darius]<br/>Can this be so?<br/><br/>[Wiseman #2]<br/>&#x27;Tis true<br/><br/>[King Darius]<br/>Oh, dear<br/>[Wiseman #1]<br/>We&#x27;ve brought a solution of our own design<br/>If you&#x27;ll just sign this paper on the dotted line<br/>It&#x27;s an edict stating most concisely what we&#x27;re all to do<br/>We must bow our heads or bend our knees before no one but you<br/><br/>[King Darius]<br/>I see<br/>Just one more time, now, let&#x27;s see if I&#x27;ve got this straight<br/>A law to prove once and for all that I am great<br/>If I&#x27;m the king, no one must doubt my full supremacy<br/>So, from this day forth my citizens will pray to only me<br/>Yes, but what if they don&#x27;t?<br/><br/>[Wiseman #1]<br/>If they don&#x27;t obey, any citizen<br/>Will be thrown into the lion&#x27;s den<br/><br/>[King Darius]<br/>Oh yes, well, I guess that would do it<br/>Alright then, good work, men, ta-ta<br/><br/>[Narrator, singing]<br/>So the law was passed, the deed was done<br/>Daniel&#x27;s troubles had just begun<br/>[Narrator]<br/>Everyone in Babylon heard about the new law, including Daniel. But Daniel also knew God&#x27;s law, and God&#x27;s law told him that he should only pray to God