A Little King Without A Crown - 1940

James Pitt-Payne, London and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 19 Mar 2002

Some kids have a life of ease,
With toys and ev'rything,
They never really have to do without
This one isn't hard to please,
He takes what fortune brings,
But he's a happy fella there's no doubt.
Underneath the table on the kitchen floor
On a soap box upside down,
That's his castle and his word is law,
A LITTLE KING WITHOUT A CROWN.
There he's in his glory he must be obeyed
Dress'd in daddy's dressing gown
With his clothes peg soldiers on parade
A LITTLE KING WITHOUT A CROWN
He's a little trouble maker
when it's time to go upstairs
Pleading for those extra minutes
While he settles all his own affairs
Underneath the table on the kitchen floor
On a soap box upside down
Happy and contented we adore that
LITTLE KING WITHOUT A CROWN
In and out the house all day
And making so much noise,
He hasn't got a solitary care
Life for him is always play
He hasn't any toys,
But then he could be happy anywhere.
Underneath the table on the kitchen floor
On a soap box upside down,
That's his castle and his word is law,
A LITTLE KING WITHOUT A CROWN.
There he's in his glory he must be obeyed
Dress'd in daddy's dressing gown
With his clothes peg soldiers on parade
A LITTLE KING WITHOUT A CROWN
He's a little trouble maker
when it's time to go upstairs
Pleading for those extra minutes
While he settles all his own affairs
Underneath the table on the kitchen floor
On a soap box upside down
Happy and contented we adore that
LITTLE KING WITHOUT A CROWN

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A Little King Without A Crown 1940
by Ross Parker
Hugh Charles
and Don Pelosi
copyright MCMXL by The Irwin Dash Music Co. Ltd.
sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
completed Tuesday 19 March 2002 at 07.45
in association with Doug Grierson
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