No man's a jester playing Shakespeare
Round your throne room floor
While the juggler's act
is danced upon
The crown that you once wore
And sooner or later
Everybody's
kingdom must end
And I'm so afraid your courtiers
Cannot be called best
friends
Caesar's had your troubles
Widows had to cry
While mercenaries in
cloisters sing
And the king must die
Some men are better staying sailors
Take
my word and go
But tell the ostler that his name was
The very first they
chose
And if my hands are stained forever
And the altar should refuse me
Would
you let me in, would you let me in, would you let me in
Should I cry sanctuary
No
man's a jester playing Shakespeare
Round your throne room floor
While the juggler's act is
danced upon
The crown that you once wore
The king is dead
The king is
dead
The king is dead
The king is dead
Long live the king
