lildreamer316
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Wed Aug-24-05 07:03 PM
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The Phony King of England |
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The Phony King of England
Oh the world will sing of an English King A thousand years from now And not because he passed some laws Or had that lofty brow While bonny good King Richard leads The great crusade he's on We'll all have to slave away For that good-for-nothin' John
Incredible as he is inept Whenever the history books are kept They'll call him the phony king of England A pox on the phony king of England!
He sits alone on a giant throne Pretendin' he's the king A little tyke who's rather like A puppet on a string And he throws an angry tantrum if he cannot have his way And then he calls for Mum while he's suckin' his thumb You see, he doesn't want to play
Too late to be known as John the First He's sure to be known as John the worst A pox on that phony king of England!
While he taxes us to pieces And he robs us of our bread King Richard's crown keeps slippin' down Around that pointed head Ah! But while there is a merry man in Robin's wily pack We'll find a way to make him pay And steal our money back
The minute before he knows we're there Ol' Rob'll snatch his underwear The breezy and uneasy king of England The snivellin' grovellin' Measly weasely Blabberin' jabberin' Gibberin' jabberin' Blunderin' plunderin' Wheelin' dealin' Prince John, that phony king of England Yeah!
--Remind you of anyone? I'm about to take a swipe at redoing it 2005-style. (Too late to be known as Bush the first He's sure to be known as Bush the WORST! A pox on that phony king of America!) Can you name the movie???
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Wed Aug-24-05 07:08 PM
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1. I can almost imagine him in the too-big crown and robe sucking his thumb |
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LOL...funny mental picture!
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lildreamer316
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Wed Aug-24-05 07:10 PM
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2. This song is from the animated Disney Robin Hood. |
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Circa 1973? I believe. Used to listen to the record over and over. Really struck me the other day (don't ask why I was listening to it at 32.....)
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Wed Aug-24-05 07:15 PM
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3. That is what I was referring to. |
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Prince John in that movie was a lion who sucked his thumb an wore a crown and robe that was too big for him. They belonged to his brother, King Richard.
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Wed Aug-24-05 07:34 PM
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good story, lousy history. Richard was a maniac, and John wasn't anywhere near as bad as made out...
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Wed Aug-24-05 07:56 PM
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The original lyrics, attributed to Rudyard Kipling, were quite bawdy. Google "The Bastard King of England" if you don't believe me. :yoiks:
The melody is centuries old and has had a great many different sets of lyrics, but as I far as I know, the Disney song is the first time any mention King John.
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Wed Aug-24-05 08:01 PM
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6. Poor John always gets a bad rap |
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