Great King Rat (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971)

Lyrics

[Guitar Solo Intro] [Verse 1] Great King Rat died today Born on the twenty-first of May Died, syphilis, forty-four on his birthday Every second word he swore Yes, he was the son of a whore Always wanted by the law [Chorus] Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know? Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he Now what did I tell you? Would you like to see? [Verse 2] Listen Where will I be tomorrow? Will I beg? Will I borrow? I don't care, anyway Come on, come on, the time is right The man is evil and that is right I told you (Ah, yes, I told you) And that's no lie (Oh, no) [Chorus] Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know, people? (People) Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he Now what did I tell you? Would you like to see? Keep on me [Interlude] Ah-ah Ah-ah [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Now, wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know, people? (People) Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he Now what did I tell you? Would you like to see? Hit it! [Bridge] Now listen, all you people Put out the good and keep the bad Don't believe all you read in the Bible You sinners get in line Saints you leave far behind Very soon you're gonna be his disciple Don't listen to what Mama says Not a word, not a word Mama says Or else you'll find yourself being rival, sure The great Lord, before he died Knelt sinners by his side And said, "You're going to realize tomorrow" No, I'm not gonna tell you what you already know Time and time again The old man said it all a long time ago Come, come on, the time is right The man is evil and that is right I told you, told you once before, show that Come on, show Show, one more time Uaoh! [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Oh, wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know, people? Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he Now what did I tell you Would you like to see? [Drums Solo Outro]