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Sisera was a Cananite whose death was kind of strange

He died by a tent stake driven through his brain

A curious casualty of an ancient Israeli war

Documented by the writer of Judges chapter four

His army was slaughtered but Sisera escaped

He ran to Jael’s tent where he thought he’d be safe

She hid him under a rug and told him not to be afraid

She gave him some milk but later skewered his brain

Sisera is dead by a stake through his head

Sisera is dead by a stake through his head

In one temple and out the other side

That’s how General Sisera died

And that’s how he died

Sisera died, he died

Sisera is dead by a stake through his head

Sisera is dead by a stake through his head

Sisera got so tired that he couldn’t stay awake

So Jael got a hammer and a sharp tent stake

She crept up quietly careful not to make a sound

Pounded the stake through his temples into the ground

Sisera is dead by a stake through his head

Sisera is dead by a stake through his head

In one temple and out the other side

That’s how General Sisera died

And that’s how he died

Sisera died, he died

Sisera is dead by a stake through his head

Sisera is dead by a stake through his head

Yes we know what went through his mind

Right before he died

And I bet he would’ve stayed awake

Had he known that his life was at stake

He’s dead, he’s dead, he’s dead, he’s dead

Sisera died by a stake through his head