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Euphrates River
Hey, I got a new lesson for you about ancient Mesopotamia
The Euphrates River and the Tigris River formed the cradle of civilization

Akkadians long ago
Conquered Sumer, took control
Sargon led his armies, in their chariots they rolled

By the Euphrates River
By the Euphrates River
By the Euphrates River
By the Euphrates River

By the Persian Gulf is where they found
Ancient ruins underground
Archaeologists did lots of excavation down

By the Euphrates River
By the Euphrates River
By the Euphrates River
Both the Euphrates River 

And the Tigris River used to flood
Bringing lots of fertile mud
But the problem was that water washed away their crops
Dams and levies made it stop
When it was dry they'd irrigate
Fighting over water led to war between the city states

Cuneiform is ancient writing
That tells us Sumer's city-states were always fighting
They were the first civilization in Mesopotamia
Then came the Akkadians who started empire mania

Akkadians long ago
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