Drum and Bell Declare the Hour

The Drum Tower and the Bell Tower both
Impressed the hell out of Marco Polo—

The Drum Tower beat out the start of day,
And the citizens of the Khan obeyed;

The Bell Tower rang out the chimes of night,
And the citizens on the streets took flight.

The message was the same in drums or bells—
Great Khan ruled the rhythms of time itself.

But notice the Khan never pushed his luck.
Drums were never beat, bells were never struck,

When the sun stood directly overhead.
Khan never chose to put the world to bed

When the world might be tempted to say no.
When you must go, announce your choice to go.