Achashvarosh and Chorus - sung to When I Was A Lad from H.M.S. Pinafore
Ken Klein
Since I was a lad I've always known
My destiny was to ascend the throne
As a student far from spectacular
As I studied matters Delphically oracular
Chorus: As he studied matters Delphically oracular!
Said the Oracle, "I just give up!
I can't get a single thing into your goyshe kup!"
Chorus: Said the Oracle, "I just give up!
I can't get a single thing into your goy'she kup!"
And then as king, I tried at first
But all my good intentions just made matters worse!
For an oriental monarch so omnipotent
You might say I am particularly diffident
Chorus: You might say he is particularly diffident!
So when flummoxed by decisions to avoid a mess
I just promise to do nothing, then do even less
Chorus:So when flummoxed by decisions to avoid a mess
Just promise to do nothing, then do even less!
On affairs of state, who woulda thunk
I could make my best decisions when completely drunk!
Though the treasury is entirely gone
My fiscal policy is simply "Party on!"
Chorus:His fiscal policy is simply "Party on!"
Forsake the poor, but let them live
Voila! A compassionate conservative
Chorus:Forsake the poor, but let them live
Voila! A compassionate conservative
Now I rule an empire that is big and wide
In truth, the whole thing has got me mystified
With an regal sneer and a royal frown
I disguise I've no idea about what's going down
Chorus:He can disguise he's no idea about what's going down
So if you want to rule an empire from Hodu unto Cush
Lock yourself up in the palace and sit on your tush!
Chorus:If you want to rule an empire from Hodu unto Cush
Lock yourself up in the palace and sit on your tush!
Achashvarosh and Chorus Song Copyright © 2004 by Ken Klein
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