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Chorus

 Once I was the King of Spain

 now I eat humble pie

 Oh... my unspeakable wife, Queen Lisa

 now I eat humble pie

 I'm telling you I was the King of Spain

 now I eat humble pie

 And now I work at the Pizza Pizza

1 2 3 4!

Verse

 Royalty, lord it looked good on me

 Buried in silk in the royal boudoir or going nuclear free

 Or playing Crokinole with the Princess of Monaco

 Telling my jokes to the OPEC leaders, getting it all on video

Chorus

 Once I was the King of Spain

 now I eat humble pie

 A palatial palace, that was my home

 now I eat humble pie

 I'm telling you I was the King of Spain

 now I eat humble pie

 And now I vacuum the turf at SkyDome

 Once he was the King of Spain

Verse

 I can't wait, I'm lowering interest rates; my people say:

 "King, how are you such a genius? There's a roof overhead and food on our plates!"

 It's laissez-faire, I don't even give a care

 Let's make Friday part of the weekend and give every new baby a chocolate eclair

Chorus

 Once I was the King of Spain

 now I eat humble pie

 Hey Clinton! Hey Yeltsin! Got problems? You phone me!

 now I eat humble pie

 I'm telling you I was the King of Spain

 now I eat humble pie

 Now the Leafs call me up to drive the Zamboni

 Once he was the King of Spain

Solo

Ladies and Gentlemen, I introduce to you the international orchestra!

Now some of you might be wondering how I came to be living in Canada

after being royalty in Spain. Should I tell them, guys?

Tell us, King!

Verse

 You see late one night when the palace was asleep

 Out of my royal chambers and into the garden I creep

 And I wait till the appointed time, when the moon is lighting the pitch

 At which point my peasant friend, who looks just like me arrives and we make a switch!

Prince and pauper, junior and whopper, world made up of silver and copper

 Under my own volition, I took a change of position

So next time you drool in the pizza line

 Remember, slower pizza's more luscious: the King of Spain never rushes!

CHORUS/ENDING

 Once I was the King of Spain

 now I eat humble pie

 I was looking for offhanded ways to improve us

 now I eat humble pie

 I'm telling you I was the King of Spain

 now I eat humble pie

 And now I'm jamming with Moxy Fruvous!

 Once he was the King of Spain