"If I Were King" by Bethany

Monday, August 3, 2009

Okay, this is a rendition of the song the Lion sings in The Wizard of Oz, only this one is Bethany style! It's a little hard to understand, because she gets very enthusiastic in her interpretation. So below are the words so you can follow along somewhat. (She does skip around somewhat.)

If I were king of the forest
Not queen, not duke, not prince
My regal robes of the forest
Would be satin, not cotton, not chintz.

I'd command each thing, be it fish or fowl
With a woof! And a woof! And a royal growl. (Woof!)
As I'd click my heel, all the trees would kneel,
And the mountains bow, and the bulls kow-tow
And the sparrow, would take wing!
If I, if I, were king!

(Yes, I typed that from memory. A thousand times of this will engraven the lyrics on anyone's mind.) Enjoy, and note the vibrato!