Come and hear the tale of a falling This failure of a king, his story appalling Come and hear of his last moment's calling This man whom we once called our king.
A mad king anointed with power in mind Crowned by desperation, crowned by the blind A tyrannical king; No worse will you find For this man is a servant of Hell.
He comes and he swears in God's holy name To cater the people and lands that they tame But it's I who knows of his little game The political regime that he runs.
He sits on his throne and barks at his men Demanding the whys and demanding the when Slowly but surely he wears the string thin; For the people may tolerate so much.
He works through the town, donning his crown A hat that is envied by all in the town; For the man is rich, the man is renowned! This man whom all call their king.
Beneath him men die, but criminals don't pay Put them to death, that's what I say! This kings way is in no way the right way But we the people can do naught but pray.
But good men exist, whom jail the unjust Good men who work to earn the town's trust And these good men speak out, shaking out the dust And speak out against their king
The king starts to fear, his gate is now closed And he starts to regret the options he chose And now by good men this king is deposed By good men this king is denied.
Now we call him a tyrant, we call him a fake We spit on his image, his throne we forsake We take up our arms, pitchfork and rake And march to his door to knock.
Some killed by guards, but good men prevail And blood rains down like late Summer hail And in the end we hear the king wail His death is announced the next morning.
Good men cheer and king's men glance back Wondering what it was the mad king lacked Though who didn't expect his castle ransacked For was not the king of the wicked?
It matters not in the end, you will find Good men un-knotted this terrible bind They laugh and jest at history behind And cast themselves to a new king.
But this ballad of history will soon be repeated For in the halls of recurrence it is seated This tragic comedy of rulers so heated This tragic tale of a king.