Merovingians were known as the "long-haired kings." They believed their royal authority and strength resided in their uncut hair. Cutting a king's hair was a public act of deposition that stripped him of power and sent him to a monastery.
Your faith was strong, but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah