You Went The Wrong Way, Old King Louie-Allan Sherman

[ti:You Went The Wrong Way, Old King Louie] [ar:Allan Sherman] [al:The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas / You Went The Wrong Way, Ole King Louie (Digital 45)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]You Went The Wrong Way, Old King Louie - Allan Sherman [00:12.38]Louis the Sixteenth was the King of France in 1789 [00:21.01] [00:22.78]He was worse than Louis the Fifteenth [00:26.16] [00:27.77]He was worse than Louis the Fourteenth [00:31.18] [00:32.72]He was worse than Louis the Thirteenth [00:36.71] [00:37.58]He was the worst since Louis the First [00:41.29] [00:47.50]King Louis was living like a king [00:49.40] [00:49.92]But the people were living rotten [00:51.19] [00:59.34]So the people [01:00.27]They started an uprising which they called the [01:03.12]French Revolution [01:04.35]And of course you remember their battle cry [01:06.31]Which will never be forgotten: [01:08.08] [01:14.93]You went the wrong way Old King Louie [01:16.74] [01:18.54]You made the population cry [01:20.18] [01:21.76]'Cause all you did was sit and pet [01:23.47]With Marie Antoinette [01:25.57]In your place at Versailles [01:27.25] [01:28.99]And now the country's gone kablooie [01:30.81] [01:32.46]So we are giving you the air [01:34.43] [01:36.00]That oughta teach you not to [01:37.60]Spend all your time fooling 'round [01:39.88]At the Folies Bergere [01:41.39] [01:43.22]If you had been a nicer king [01:45.02] [01:45.56]We wouldn't do a thing [01:46.69] [01:47.21]But you were bad you must admit [01:49.28] [01:50.53]We're gonna take you and the Queen [01:52.67]Down to the guillotine [01:53.60] [01:54.14]And shorten you a little bit [01:55.97] [01:57.69]You came the wrong way Old King Louie [01:59.47] [02:01.13]And now you ain't got far to go [02:02.94] [02:04.79]Too bad you won't be here to see [02:06.99]That great big Eiffel Tower [02:09.02]Or Brigitte Bardot [02:09.86] [02:13.80]To you King Louie we say fooey [02:15.38] [02:17.12]You disappointed all of France [02:18.89] [02:20.75]But then what else could we expect [02:22.87]From a king in silk stockings [02:24.69]And pink satin pants [02:26.08] [02:27.94]You filled your stomach with chop suey [02:29.73] [02:31.45]And also crepe suzettes and steak [02:33.31] [02:35.12]And when they told your wife Marie [02:37.15]That nobody had bread she said [02:39.63]"Let 'em eat cake " [02:40.61] [02:42.38]We're gonna take you and the Queen [02:44.13] [02:44.67]Down to the guillotine [02:46.01]It's somewhere in the heart of town [02:48.18] [02:49.66]And when that fella's through [02:51.70]With what he's gonna do [02:52.94] [02:53.50]You'll have no place to hang your crown [02:55.97] [02:56.90]You came the wrong way Old King Louie [02:58.70] [03:00.39]Now we must put you on the shelf [03:02.29] [03:03.92]That's why the people are revolting [03:06.08]'Cause Louie [03:06.93]You're pretty revolting yourself