[Intro-verse.]
Oh Lord of Skies, Zeus all-pious,
Whose thunderbolts could topple mountains in a hurry,
But when it came to love, Oh heavens above!
He really had a taste for nymphs and ladies plenty.
From Hera's wrath to nymphs he swooned,
His lust for others knew no bounds,
One nymph, two nymphs, three nymphs a day,
In love and lust, he played his ways.
His wife, Hera, she wept and wailed,
"Why, my sweet Zeus, do you bed all these others?"
But Zeus, he just rolled his thunderous eyes,
And said, with a sly smile, "My love cannot be tied!"
[First verse.]
Great Lord Zeus was smitten by a sight,
A maiden fair, with beauty so bright,
Metis they call her, with hair of gold,
And eyes of hazel, wisdom untold.
He saw her wisdom and grace,
And knew that she was the one for him,
His heart was stirred, and he could not deny,
He had to have her, by any means he would try.
Until...A prophecy, so dark and dire,
Whispered in secret amongst the Gods higher,
That the child of Zeus and Metis,
Would be the end to his almighty might,
So in a panic, his heart in strife,
He swallowed her whole, and made it so,
Nine long months went by, and then a cry,
A sudden birth, from out his forehead came...
Athena!
[Chorus.]
Oh Great Zeus, king of the Gods so sly,
His love life, filled with unions wild and high,
From Metis, to Themis, to Thetis, and more,
His heart could never rest, he sought for galore,
Each wife bearing children, of power and might,
Yet still his lust remained, his desires so in sight,
He left them all behind, in search of the next,
His empire secure, his power and pleasure, he did not forget.
