Standard (EADGBE)
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