Dang Ol' Mesopotamia

[Verse] Way down by the Tigris, where the rivers meet the sand, Farmers and traders in a bustling land, Bronze tools clinkin', carts rollin' by, In the heat of the day, beneath the clear Sumerian sky. [Verse 2] Ol' King Hammurabi, he's layin' down the law, Carving his codes with a sharp bronze claw, Scribes jot down in cuneiform script, On clay tablets, where knowledge never slips. [Chorus] Oh, Mesopotamia, land where history starts, Plantin' those seeds of civilization in all our hearts, With towns of Uruk, and the ziggurat's might, Dancin' 'round the fire in the ancient night. [Verse 3] Fishermen haul nets from the riverbank's edge, Potters spin wheels, make vessels to pledge, Weaving and brewing in the midday heat, And a wandering bard sings tales so sweet. [Verse 4] Priests and priestesses at the temple gates, Offerings of grain, and some fresh dates, The gods of the sky and the deep blue sea, Watched over by Enki and old Inanna’s decree. [Chorus] Oh, Mesopotamia, land where history starts, Plantin' those seeds of civilization in all our hearts, With towns of Uruk, and the ziggurat's might, Dancin' 'round the fire in the ancient night.