![]() "War Pigs" was made from one of those sessions. Ward's first memory of playing "War Pigs" live was at The Beat Club in 1968 where the band had to perform multiple gigs and they didn't have enough music written to fill the set, so they play long jam sessions. War Pigs Lyrics Instrumental Intro Verse 1 Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerers of death's construction In the fields. ![]() The original version of the song can be found on Ozzy Osbourne's compilation album " The Ozzman Cometh" from that same session. ![]() Generals gathered in their masses just like witches at black masses evil minds that plot. Not wishing to be seen as Satanists or dark occultists in any way, Geezer chose to rewrite the song into an anti-war statement. Black Sabbath lyrics :: Song lyrics for Lukes Wall (War Pigs). According to some sources, the band and the record company were concerned with the recent events of the Manson killings. Wait 'till their Judgment day comes, yeah Now in darkness, world stops turning. Black Sabbath - War Pigs (Alternate Version) Lyrics Witches gather at black masses Bodies burning in red ashes On the hill a church in ruins Is the scene of. The original version was only recorded once on John Peel's radio show in 1970. "War Pigs" was originally titled " Walpurgis", dealing with a black mass which was based on the Dennis Wheatley novel "The Devil Rides Out" where a group of friends battled Satanists at a black mass on Walpurgis Night which Geezer Butler had read.
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