Key: D major
Verse 1
D
G
D
There was a king who wouldn't smile
D
A
'round and 'round
G
A
D
Who served him quail eggs on toast
Verse 2
A
D
Like a fish at the bottom of a pail
G
D
Like a cricket swallowed by a whale
G
A
The king who wouldn't smile
D
Verse 3
G
D
A
There was a king who never laughed
G
D
Tattooed his arm with the ace of spades
A
D
Filled his bath with razor blades
G
A
But the grass made fun of his shoes
D
Verse 4
A
D
Like a fish at the bottom of a pail
G
D
Like a cricket swallowed by a whale
G
A
The king who wouldn't smile
D
Verse 5
G
D
There was a king who cried and cried
A
D
Mice crawled in his shoes to die
G
D
A
He cried so much that herds of deer
G
A
D
So the king crawled under his bed
G
Interlude 1
D
A
D
Dm
G
D
A
D
G
A
D
Verse 6
A
D
Like a fish at the bottom of a pail
G
D
Like a cricket swallowed by a whale
G
A
The king who wouldn't smile
Outro 1
D
G
A
D
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ChordsD G A Bm Dm
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