![]() Well it's time for a change, to a better way You know he tried to escape and smoked coke on the pipe While the poor man can't even deal with life While the working class just struggles hard While the rich man try to play Pretty Boy Floyd While you sucker mission politicians bustin' out Z's 'Cause the African baby is dyin' overseas You better stop what you're doin' and listen to me That I'm the master blaster rapper who's runnin' the showĪnd to all of you rappers in every country In a world of peace, and you know that's fresh 'Cause there's nothin' in the world like bein' number one KingĪnd I'm rollin' with folks that could never be stoppedĪnd I'm here to let you know this is where I belongĪnd it's a song that's strong about right and wrongĪnd I'm rock it to you, baby, baby, all night long Then I shook off the pain, say this ain't no thing I signed so many papers, my fingers started to hurt ![]() You know out of that office I continued to work ![]() I had so many calls, I didn't know what to do ![]() You know with newsmen, reporter, and voter too I spent my first three hours on the telephone My first day in office, the King on the throne I just had to thank you all, huh, and me so Now, I rule the world and I feel so very proud The crowd started sittin' as I rose from my feetĪnd this was once a dream, I explained to the crowd The music started endin', it was time for a speech I was dancin' to the beat and entertainin' La-Di-Da-Di Tonight I'll see you all at my super dinner party"Īnd late that night, at my super dinner party I said, "Thank you for bringin' me to the promised landīut now I must go, say goodbye to everybody People started flowin' as they reached for my hand I'd love all the girls, I love 'em, love 'em, baby So I headed toward stage, to make a speechĪbout the new style of livin' I was gonna teach Let the whole world know that, the King was in townĪs I, arrived, the crowd started to cheerĪnd then someone yelled out, "The King is here" So I headed towards Washington to claim the crown It took a few years 'fore the day had comeīut I was ruler of the world ranked number one Like a stretch Limousine, one of those new inventions You see first it was a dream, I was livin' in RomeĪnd then I moved to London, bought a brand new homeĪnd everywhere I went, I drew lots of attention I'm just here, to tell the world, how my story went I'm not runnin', for Congress or the President I'd make peace in every culture, build the homeless a home The politician-spoofing BBC panel show If I Ruled the World was named after the song.If I ruled the world, was king on the throne Andy Hallett, the actor best known for playing the part of Lorne ('The Host') in the television series Angel, sang the song in that series' final episode. It has been performed by other singers, notably Robert Goulet, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Tom Jones and Regina Belle. With Celine Dion, he returned to the song on his Grammy-winning 2006 album Duets: An American Classic. Tony Bennett originally recorded the song in 1965, and had a number 34 hit with it on the U. The song is usually associated with Sir Harry Secombe, who got the song to No 18 in the UK charts in 1963. Ornadel and Bricusse received the 1963 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In the context of the stage musical, the song is sung by Samuel Pickwick, when he is mistaken for an election candidate and called on by the crowd to give his manifesto. "If I Ruled the World" is a popular song, composed by Leslie Bricusse and Cyril Ornadel, which was originally from the 1963 West End musical Pickwick (based on Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers).
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