Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
(Toggle Right Side Navigation)

Song Parodies -> "Divine Right of Kings"

Original Song Title:

"I Just Can’t Wait to Be King"

Original Performer:

Elton John

Parody Song Title:

"Divine Right of Kings"

Parody Written by:

E.S. Blofeld

The Lyrics

Divine Right of Kings- the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God, not from their subjects, from which it follows that rebellion is the worst of political crimes. Examples are found in Bourbon France and Stuart England
Louis XIV:
Living far from Paris’s slums
Ruling from Versailles
I reign over a mighty state
Been blessed by God on high
God has made me ruler
Of Le Patrie’s sacred ground
I’ll revoke Edit de Nantes
For a Kingdom, strong and sound
Le Roi Soleil,
Heaven grants on me
It’s my divine right as a king

Charles I:
My father said when he was king
A monarch’s greatest dream:
“An officer of God on Earth
The office most supreme”
My Parliament will not curb me
Their tactics I abhor
If Scotland’s Church will not obey
It’s time for Civil War
The balance of our nation’s power swings
But I wield divine rights as king

Telling them to do this
Knowing that it’s all fair
Parliament says “stop that”
But I really don’t care!
I dissolved them, dead they’ll stay
But alas! With my head I’ll pay!

Instrumental

Telling them to do this
Knowing that it’s all fair
Parliament says “stop that”
But I really don’t care!
I dissolved them, dead they’ll stay
But alas! With my head I’ll pay!

*Joseph II:
The times have changed, the great men write
About Enlightened things
I feel it’s true, and maybe they’re right
‘Bout Enlightened kings
And even though I’m royal I’ll care for the men I serve
Now that’s a divine right from God, he’s blessed the Hapsburgs
The monarchy will end our sufferings
No need for divine rights of kings

Oh oh, oh oh,
Won’t abuse divine rights of kings
Oh oh, oh oh,
Oh-oh,

(Fade out)
* The Hapsburg Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II was known as a progressive “Enlightened despot” who rejected divine monarchical claims in favor of Enlightenment-inspired policies

Your Vote & Comment Counts

The parody authors spend a lot of time writing parodies for the website and they appreciate feedback in the form of votes and comments. Please take some time to leave a comment below about this parody.

Place Your Vote

 LittleLots
Matches Pace of
Original Song: 
How Funny: 
Overall Score: 



In order for your vote to count, you need to hit the 'Place Your Vote' button.
 

Voting Results

 
Pacing: 4.8
How Funny: 5.0
Overall Rating: 5.0

Total Votes: 5

Voting Breakdown

The following represent how many people voted for each category.

    Pacing How Funny Overall Rating
 1   0
 0
 0
 
 2   0
 0
 0
 
 3   0
 0
 0
 
 4   1
 0
 0
 
 5   4
 5
 5
 

User Comments

Comments are subject to review, and can be removed by the administration of the site at any time and for any reason.

The author of the parody has authorized comments, and wants YOUR feedback.

Link To This Page

The address of this page is: http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/eltonjohn60.shtml For help, see the examples of how to link to this page.

This is view # 907