Great King Rat Lyrics

Great King Rat

Words and music by Freddie Mercury

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

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?

Now
hear
Where will I be tomorrow?
Will I beg will I borrow?
I don't care
I don't care anyway
Come on come on the time is right
This man is evil
and that is right
I told you ah yes I told you
And that's no lie oh no no
no

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
How what did I tell you?
Would you like to see?

Show
me

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?

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 the
rival
The great Lord before he died
Knelt sinners by his side
And said
you're going to realise tomorrow

No I'm not gonna tell you
What you
already know
'Cause time and time again
The old man said it all a long
time ago
Come come on the time is right
This evil man will fight
I
told you once before

Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to
know?
Just like I said before
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a
dirty old man was he
The last time I tell you
Would you like you see?