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Lyrics of Kings by Steely Dan
verse
Now they lay, his body down
Sad old men, who run this town
I still recall the way he led the charge and saved the day
Blue blood and rain
I can hear, the bugle playin'
chorus
We've seen the last of good, King Richard
Ring out the past, his name lives on and on
Roll out the bones and raise up your pitcher
Raise up your glass to good King John (uh-huh)
verse
While he plundered, far and wide
All his starving, children cried
And though we, sung his fame
We all went hungry, just the same
He meant to shine
To the end of the line
chorus
We've seen the last of good, King Richard
Ring out the past, his name lives on and on
Roll out the bones and raise up your pitcher
Raise up your glass to good King John
verse
And though we, sung his fame
We all went hungry, just the same
He meant to shine
To the end of the line
chorus
We've seen the last of good, King Richard
Ring out the past, his name lives on and on
Roll out the bones and raise up your pitcher
Raise up your glass to good King John
outro
Raise up your glass to good King John
Raise up your glass to good King John
Writer(s): Donald Jay Fagen, Walter Carl Becker
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Can't Buy A Thrill
Album • 1972 • 10 tracks
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