You Went the Wrong Way Old King Louis
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Louis the sixteenth was the
King of France in seventeen eighty-nine
He was worse than Louis the fifteenth
He was worse than Louis the fourteenth
He was worse than Louis the thirteenth
He was the worst since Louis the first
King Louis was living like a king
But the people were living rotten
So the people, they started an uprising
Which they called the French Revolution
And you remember their battle cry
Which will never be forgotten
You went the wrong way, old King Louis
Made the population cry
'Cause all you did was sit and pet
With Marie Antoinette in your place at Versailles
And now the country's gone kablooey
So we are giving you the air
That oughta teach you not to spend all your time
Fooling 'round at the Folies Bergère
If you had been a nicer king
We wouldn't do a thing
But you were bad, you must admit
We're gonna take you and the Queen
Down to the guillotine
And shorten you a little bit
You went the wrong way, old King Louis
And now you ain't got far to go
And you won't be here to see
That great big Eiffel Tower
Or Brigitte Bardot
To you, King Louis, we say "phooey"
You disappointed all of France
But then, what else could we expect
From a king in silk stockings and pink satin pants?
You filled your stomach with chop suey
And also great Suzette's steak
And when they told your wife Marie
That nobody had bread, she said, "Let 'em eat cake"
We're gonna take you and the Queen
Down to the guillotine
Somewhere in the heart of town
When that fella there is through
With what he's gonna do
You'll have no place to wear your crown
You went the wrong way, old King Louis
So we must put you on the shelf
That's why the people are revolting
'Cause Louis, you're pretty revolting yourself