Gérard Presgurvic & Michael Cormick
Gérard Presgurvic & & Michele Hooper
Gérard Presgurvic & Lorna Want & Andrew Bevis
Gérard Presgurvic & David Bardsley & Tim Walton
Gérard Presgurvic & Lorna Want & Jane McDonald & Michele Hooper
Gérard Presgurvic & Rachid Sabitri & Matt Dempsey & Andrew Bevis
Gérard Presgurvic
Gérard Presgurvic & Lorna Want & Andrew Bevis
Gérard Presgurvic & Matt Dempsey & David Bardsley & Alexis James & Andrew Bevis
Gérard Presgurvic & Alexis James
Gérard Presgurvic & Andrew Bevis & Lorna Want
Gérard Presgurvic & Sévan Stephan & Andrew Bevis
Gérard Presgurvic & Matt Dempsey & Rachid Sabitri & Jane McDonald
Gérard Presgurvic & Jane McDonald
Gérard Presgurvic & Lorna Want & Andrew Bevis
Gérard Presgurvic & Rachid Sabitri & Matt Dempsey & Andrew Bevis
Gérard Presgurvic & Alexis James
Gérard Presgurvic & Alexis James & Rachid Sabitri & Andrew Bevis
Gérard Presgurvic & Andrew Bevis & Rachid Sabitri
Gérard Presgurvic & Michael Cormick & Andrew Bevis & Michele Hooper &
Gérard Presgurvic & Michael Cormick
Gérard Presgurvic & Sévan Stephan & Jane McDonald
Gérard Presgurvic & Lorna Want & Andrew Bevis
Gérard Presgurvic & Jane McDonald & David Bardsley & Michele Hooper & Lorna Want
Gérard Presgurvic & David Bardsley
Gérard Presgurvic & Andrew Bevis & Lorna Want
Gérard Presgurvic & Sévan Stephan & Lorna Want
Gérard Presgurvic
Gérard Presgurvic & Michele Hooper & Jane McDonald & Lorna Want
Gérard Presgurvic & Matt Dempsey
Gérard Presgurvic & Andrew Bevis
Gérard Presgurvic & Lorna Want
Gérard Presgurvic & Sévan Stephan
Gérard Presgurvic & Sévan Stephan & Jane McDonald & Michele Hooper &
Gérard Presgurvic & Andrew Bevis & Lorna Want
“Kings of the World” shows how hedonistic and carefree the Montague camp is.
In the French musical, this song is followed by “J'ai peur” (“I’m scared”), which shows Romeo’s fear of this carelessness. “J'ai peur” was not included in the English version.
[Verse 1: Romeo]
Kings of the world, running our lives
Powerful husbands with ambitious wives
Ever-so-smug 'cause they make all the rules
They are not kings, just a bunch of old fools
[Verse 2: Benvolio]
Kings of the world, planning ahead
They haven't noticed they're already dead
They eat the fat and they toss us the bones
Transparent kings sitting on paper thrones
[Refrain: Chorus]
We know how to live
We squeeze the juice from every moment
We make love day after day, night after night
We sing we dance
It makes no sense in being careful
Not when time flies like an arrow
We take every risk that's out there
We're prepared to take that chance
We are the…
[Verse 3: Mercutio]
Kings of the world, free as the wind
Looking for sins that we haven't yet sinned
They think they're smart, but they're really quite dumb
You miss the tune when you're banging your drum
[Verse 4: Benvolio & Romeo]
Kings of the world, they're just a joke (They're just a joke)
They are not kings, they're just misguided folk (Misguided folk)
Boring as hell and as dull as can be (Dull as can be)
One thing's for sure: they would love to be me!
[Refrain: Chorus & Romeo]
We know how to live
We squeeze the juice from every moment
We make love day after day, night after night
We sing, we dance (We sing, we dance)
It makes no sense in being careful
Not when time flies like an arrow
We take every risk that's out there
We're prepared to take that chance
We are the (We'll take that chance!)
[Instrumental]
[Refrain: Chorus, Romeo, Benvolio & Mercutio]
We know how to live
We squeeze the juice from every moment (Kings of the world)
We make love day after day, night after night
We sing, we dance (We sing, we dance)
It makes no sense in being careful
Not when time flies like an arrow
We take every risk that's out there (Free as the wind)
We're prepared to take that chance (We'll take that chance!)
We'll take any chance!
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[Romeo, Benvolio & Mercutio]
We'll take the chance!
Kings of the World was written by Don Black & Gérard Presgurvic.
Kings of the World was produced by Piccadilly Theatre.
Gérard Presgurvic released Kings of the World on Fri Oct 18 2002.