The Sherman Brothers - What a Comforting Thing to Know lyrics

Good kings, bad kings Sane kings or mad kings Benevolent or nefarious Here is where they bury us Oh ho ho What a comforting thing to know There's a prearranged spot in the family plot where my royal bones will go Yes, I'll be slipped into the beautiful family crypt Oh ho ho What a comforting thing to know That drunkard, young King Ferdinand He reigned for half an hour He got so soused when they crowned him He fell from the castle tower And here lies old King Frederick He stole for forty years The day he died the people cried They cried, they cried three cheers Oh ho he What a comforting thing to see The traditional stone that is all my own Where my dying date will be In peace you'll rest Beneath the beautiful family crest Oh ho he What a comforting thing to see And here lies brave King Rofar All the battles that he won He lies in state, serene and great Still getting nothing done What about King Lloyd? King Lloyd, King Lloyd King Lloyd was lewd and lecherous Evil, cruel, and treacherous King Lloyd was mad and dreaded Till the day he was beheaded Oh ho ho What a comforting thing to know Oh ho ho What a comforting thing to know But remember good King Phineous Saintly, kind, and wise He did nothing ignominious Yet beside these noble brutes and knaves And drunks and skunks he lies Oh ho ho! What a comforting thing to know There's a prearranged spot in the family plot where my (your) royal bones will go Yes, I'll be slipped into the beautiful family crypt Oh ho he What a comforting thing for me (you) to see Oh ho ho What a comforting thing to Oh ho ho What a comforting thing to Oh ho ho What a comforting thing to know!