It’s Good to Be The King (Tree of Shadows)

I thought when I was younger

‘Twas a heavy price to pay

As I watched my dear father

Toil in politics all day

But he said you haven’t lived

Until you’ve had the kingdom’s fairest lass

Get right down upon her knees

And beg to kiss yer…

…Boots

I became the able student

Learning all that he could show

So when the crown did pass to me

I’d reap all he did sow

He taught me buxom courtiers

Display their precious wits

In hopes they’d find me reaching for

A handful of their…

…Honorable intentions

Sometimes I must walk slowly for

The weight of golden rings
Oh, what you must bear

When it’s your lot to be the king

Sometimes I get weary but

I wouldn’t change a thing

For when you get right down to it

It’s good to be the king.

It’s true I count my women

As a shepherd counts his sheep

Sometimes I’m amazed that

I can find the time to sleep

That’s but one curse of men

Who spend their lives in politics

We must also be quite careful

Where we choose to put our…

…Trust

I stand upon my towers and

Survey the countryside

I look upon the meadows where

The ladies like to ride

I see their charms a bouncin’

Almost makes me want to beg

But you know I need but ask

To get my face between their…

….Ladyships

Sometimes I must walk slowly for

The weight of golden rings
Oh, what you must bear

When it’s your lot to be the king

Sometimes I get weary but

I wouldn’t change a thing

For when you get right down to it

It’s good to be the king

Then there was that princess

Who did give me quite a shock

When she said her only wish

Was to sit once upon my…

…Throne

Sometimes I get weary but

I wouldn’t change a thing

For when you get right down to it

It’s good to be the king

Some think because I’m king

Then it must mean my heart is hollow

But there’s room in this throne next to me

For a queen who likes to…

…Swim

Sometimes I get weary but

I wouldn’t change a thing

For when you get right down to it

It’s good to be the king

Sometimes I get weary but

I wouldn’t change a thing

For when you get right down to it

It’s good to be the king

Hey, McCloud, get off o’ my ewe

Hey, McCloud, get off o’ my ewe