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Robin Hood - The Phony King Of England Chords

The Phony King Of England
Disney's Robin Hood (1973)
Phil Harris

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Oh the world will sing of an English King

A thousand years from now,
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And not because he passed some laws
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Or had that lofty brow.
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While bonny good King Richard leads

The great crusade he's on,
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We'll all have to slave away
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For that good-for-nothin' John!
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Incredible as he is inept,

Whenever the history books are kept,
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They'll call him the phony king of England.
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A pox on the phony king of England!


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He sits alone on a giant throne,

Pretendin' he's the king,
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A little tyke who's rather like
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A puppet on a string,

And he throws an angry tantrum
                     
if he cannot have his way...
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And then he calls for Mum,

while he's suckin' his thumb.
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You see, he doesn't want to play.

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Too late to be known as John the First,

He's sure to be known as John the worst,
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A pox on that phony king of England!

Lay that country on me, babe!

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While he taxes us to pieces

And he robs us of our bread,
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King Richard's crown keeps slippin' down
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Around that pointed head,

Ah! But while there is a merry man

in Robin's wily pack,
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We'll find a way to make him pay
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And steal our money back.

A minute before he knows we're there...
(NO CHORDS)
Ol' Rob'll snatch his underwear!

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The breezy and uneasy king of England,
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The snivellin', grovellin',

Measly, weasely,

Blabberin', jabberin',

Gibberin', jabberin',

Blunderin', plunderin',

Wheelin', dealin',
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Prince John, that phony king of England,

Yeah!