The villainous Count Volpe (voiced by Christoph Waltz) hears about Pinocchio (voiced by Gregory Mann) and hatches a plot to trick the wooden boy into performing for his traveling circus. His troupe, once the most popular in Italy, has fallen on hard times, and he dreams of returning to the big-time...
We were a king once
Can we be king twice?
We were bathing in milk
Play for diamonds and silk
Once
But we want it twice
My show was a magnet for the crowd
No one could resist Volpe's crown
Now that the tide runs
Now the married ones
Prefer Garbo, Gardel, Valentino, la voce di Caruso, jazz on the radio
You were the kings once
Mon Dieu, was it nice
You were night after night
Full of glory and might
Once
So let's get it twice
We need an ace, a prince, a hero
With no fear, no tears, no shame
It can take us around il mondo
Back to success and fame
Leading you, leading me, leading you
We were a king once
We can be king twice
We lit big fat dunhills
With hundred-dollar bills
Once
Can we do it twice?
From Monte Carlo to Paris
In my silver blue [?]
We need an actor
You need [?]
Listen to me vis-a-vis, [?], I am the Paganini, believe in me
Believe in you
Believe in me
Believe in me
We Were a King Once was written by Alexandre Desplat & Roeban Katz & Guillermo del Toro.
We Were a King Once was produced by Alexandre Desplat.
Christoph Waltz released We Were a King Once on Fri Dec 09 2022.