This is a poem I wrote in 2003. I imagine all of my poetry set to music. While I am normally no good at coming up with tunes of my own, this is one of the rare times I came up with a tune I don’t recognize from elsewhere. It has a sort of Paul McCartney sound to it. Tell me what you think. Hello, I'll introduce myself
I'm the king of the world Others sleep in my castles I usually sleep outdoors My slaves bring me everything And they bring it for free And when I'm finished singing Please hand some bread to me I carry no possessions 'cause I own everything you see I'm the king of the world And the world belongs to me Some say I'm crazy When I say the world is mine Others say I'm lazy Others say I'm fine Some say I'm funny But I know the truth I'm the greatest there is And I'm the king of the world I run it all I pull all the strings I get no complaints Except from some fools Why don't I stop the wars and strife If I'm as powerful as I say Because those aren't worth dealing with Unless of course they come my way There are few others Who accept my authority But that's perfectly okay The only word that matters is one from me I'm the greatest there is And I'm the king of the world I own the largest rock collection It's right under your feet Though some of my slaves may hide some I'll get them back again I keep the largest one Down under somewhere I'm the greatest there is And I'm the king of the world I'm the king of the world If only for a while I'm the king of the world Now's alright to bow I'm the king of the world And you know I'm the king of style I'm the greatest there is And I'm the king of the world
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