《There Lived A King》歌词

[00:00:00] There Lived A King - Henry A Lytton/The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

[00:00:04] There lived a King as I've been told

[00:00:06] In the wonder working days of old

[00:00:09] When hearts were twice as good as gold

[00:00:11] And twenty times as mellow

[00:00:13] Good temper triumphed in his face

[00:00:16] And in his heart he found a place

[00:00:18] For all the erring human race

[00:00:20] And every wretched fellow

[00:00:23] When he had rhenish wine to drink

[00:00:25] It made him very sad to think

[00:00:27] That some at junket or at jink

[00:00:29] Must be content with toddy

[00:00:32] With toddy must be content with toddy

[00:00:36] He wished all men as rich as he

[00:00:39] And he was rich as rich could be

[00:00:41] So to the top of every tree

[00:00:43] Promoted everybody

[00:00:46] Now that's the kind of King for me

[00:00:48] He wished all men as rich as he

[00:00:50] So to the top of every tree

[00:00:52] Promoted everybody

[00:00:54] Lord chancellors were cheap as sprats

[00:00:57] And bishops in their shovel hats

[00:00:59] Were plentiful as tabby cats

[00:01:02] In point of fact too many

[00:01:04] Ambassadors cropped up like hay

[00:01:06] Prime ministers and such as they

[00:01:08] Grew like asparagus in May

[00:01:11] And dukes were three a penny

[00:01:13] On every side field marshals gleamed

[00:01:16] Small beer were lords lieutenant deemed

[00:01:18] With Admirals the ocean teemed

[00:01:20] All round his wide dominions

[00:01:25] All round his wide dominions

[00:01:27] And party leaders you might meet

[00:01:30] In twos and threes in every street

[00:01:32] Maintaining with no little heat

[00:01:34] Their various opinions

[00:01:36] Now that's a sight you couldn't beat

[00:01:39] Two party leaders in each street

[00:01:41] Maintaining with no little heat

[00:01:43] Their various opinions

[00:01:45] That King although no one denies

[00:01:47] His heart was of abnormal size

[00:01:50] Yet he'd have acted otherwise

[00:01:52] If he had been acuter

[00:01:54] The end is easily foretold

[00:01:57] When every blessed thing you hold

[00:01:59] Is made of silver or of gold

[00:02:01] You long for simple pewter

[00:02:04] When you have nothing else to wear

[00:02:06] But cloth of gold and satins rare

[00:02:08] For cloth of gold you cease to care

[00:02:10] Up goes the price of shoddy

[00:02:13] Giuseppe

[00:02:15] Up goes the price of shoddy

[00:02:17] In short whoever you may be

[00:02:20] To this conclusion you'll agree

[00:02:23] When every one is somebody

[00:02:25] Then no anybody

[00:02:28] Now that's as plain as plain can be

[00:02:30] To this conclusion we agree

[00:02:32] When every one is somebody

[00:02:35] Then no one's anybody