The Phony King of England

"The Phony King of England" is one of the songs featured in Robin Hood.

Lyrics

 * 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
 * A while before he knows we're there
 * Ol' Rob'll snatch his underwear!


 * The breezy and uneasy king of England!
 * The snivellin' grovellin',
 * Measly weasly,
 * Blabberin' jabberin',
 * Gibberin' jabberin',
 * Blunderin' plunderin',
 * Wheelin' dealin'
 * Prince John, that phony king of England
 * Yeah!