Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song I Wonder What the King Is Doing , by - Richard Burton. Release date: 06.02.2014
Song language: English
I Wonder What the King Is Doing |
| I know what my people are thinking tonight |
| As home through the shadows they wander |
| Everyone smiling in secret delight |
| They stare at the castle and ponder |
| Whenever the wind blows this way |
| You can almost hear everyone say |
| I wonder what the king is doing tonight? |
| What merriment is the king pursuing tonight? |
| The candles at the court, they never burned as bright |
| I wonder what the king is up to tonight? |
| How goes the final hour as he sees the bridal bower |
| Being regally and legally prepared? |
| Well, I’ll tell you what the king is doing tonight |
| He’s scared, he’s scared |
| You mean that a king who fought a dragon |
| Hacked him in two and fixed his wagon |
| Goes to be wed in terror and distress? |
| Yes |
| A warrior who’s so calm in battle |
| Even his armor doesn’t rattle |
| Faces a woman petrified with fright? |
| Right |
| You mean that appalling clamoring |
| That sounds like a blacksmith hammering |
| Is merely the banging of his royal knees? |
| Please |
| You wonder what the king is wishing tonight? |
| He’s wishing he were in Scotland fishing tonight |
| What occupies his time while waiting for the bride? |
| He’s searching high and low for some place to hide |
| And oh, the expectation, the sublime anticipation |
| He must feel about the wedding night to come |
| Well, I’ll tell you what the king is feeling tonight |
| He’s numb, he shakes, he quails, he quakes |
| And that’s what the king is doing tonight |