Come on wave y'all, down by the riverside 

Say toodle-loo to the passing of a king 

If you can cling to the magic of the moment 

You'll carry on the message, just like him 



Don't be afraid, there's nothing to be scared of 

You're not alone, even when you're by yourself 

There ain't too much that really makes a ha'p'ths worth o' difference 

There ain't nothing new, that ain't been done before 



Is this the end of the old guard? 

I wouldn't count on it 

Is this end of the old platoon? 



When all the nations speak, unto the nations 

Not by the party boys who claim the title king 

We'll stop to see the changes that are written 

By the dawning of a New World here within 



Is this the end of the old guard? 

I wouldn't count on it 

Is this the end of the old platoon? 



Don't count on it 



I've seen the changes 

And I've heard the liberties 

So don't you tell me there's no more I can do 

I built a castle from the dreams of idle wasters 

And I'm on the ramparts looking down at you 



Is this the end of the old guard? 

I wouldn't count on it 

Is this the end of the old platoon?