In the dessert where the stars are bright
And constellations rule your life
Long ago three kings set out
To follow a peculiar light
verse 2
What did they see up in the sky
That made them take leave of their land?
And carry gifts on camel back
Over years of endless sand
verse 3
Through cloudless days and cloudless nights
The bells upon the camel ringing
And the wind playing on riffs of sand
It must be the voices of angels singing
Gold to crown his loftiness
Myrrh for the man upon his death
Frankincense for godliness
verse 4
Black smoke hides the stars tonight
And mines explode in golden sand
Underground, black waters flow
In Afghan fields, the poppies grow
Gold to crown his loftiness
Myrrh for the man upon his death
Frankincense for godliness