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Duration:
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3:23
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Release Date:
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1963 (sav-man)
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Lyrics By:
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John Benson Brooks & Bob Russell (sav-man)
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Music By:
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John Benson Brooks & Bob Russell (sav-man)
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Produced By:
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Released By:
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Warner Brothers Records (sav-man)
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Published By:
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JEWEL MUSIC PUBLISHING CO INC, MUSIC SALES CORP (M_Robertcop)
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Licensing:
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ASCAP #550012190 (M_Robertcop)
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Keywords:
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Facts: |
Parody of Pop standard "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis." (sav-man) |
Was the B-side of Sherman's single "The Twelve Gifts of Christmas." (sav-man) |
From Sherman's 1963 album MY SON, THE NUT. (sav-man) |
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Song Lyrics: |
You Went The Wrong Way, Old King Louie by Allan Sherman
Louis the Sixteenth was the King of France in 1789. 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 of course you remember their battle cry, which will never be forgotten:
You went the wrong way, Old King Louie You 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 kablooie So we are giving you the air That oughta teach you not to Spend all your time fooling 'round At the Folies Bergere
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 came the wrong way, Old King Louie And now you ain't got far to go Too bad you won't be here to see That great big Eiffel Tower Or Brigitte Bardot
To you King Louie, 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 crepe suzettes and 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 It's somewhere in the heart of town And when that fella's through With what he's gonna do, You'll have no place to hang your crown
You came the wrong way Old King Louie Now we must put you on the shelf That's why the people are revolting, 'cause Louie, You're pretty revolting yourself! (txbiker) |
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Current Rating
8.8
(3 votes)
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Played on 52 shows: |
| 10-08-21, #WOTR_246 | | 10-07-90, #90-40 |
| 02-27-16, #16-09 | | 05-06-84, #84-19 |
| 01-25-16, #MMS-193 | | 11-27-83, #83-48 |
| 07-19-14, #AOTA-140719 | | 03-28-82, #82-13 |
| 06-07-14, #14-23 | | 01-17-82, #82-03 |
| 11-02-13, #13-44 | | 01-18-81, #81-03 |
| 03-16-13, #13-11 | | 02-24-80, #80-08 |
| 01-31-12, #BWR-12-01-31 | | 08-19-79, #79-33 |
| 11-15-11, #BWR-11-11-15 | | 01-07-79, #79-01 |
| 11-11-11, #ROTP_377 | | 09-10-78, #78-29 |
| 03-15-09, #09-11 | | 03-26-78, #78-5 |
| 08-09-08, #MMCZ_0084 | | 01-02-77, #127 |
| 12-08-07, #MMS-101 | | 08-29-76, #109 |
| 07-01-06, #ROTP_097 | | 06-27-76, #100 |
| 04-01-06, #ROTP_084 | | 04-25-76, #91 |
| 03-05-06, #MMS-20 | | 03-14-76, #85 |
| 02-05-06, #06-06 | | 01-18-76, #77 |
| 01-02-06, #MM-39 | | 12-28-75, #74-56 |
| 02-06-05, #05-06 | | 12-28-75, #KMET-75-52 |
| 04-25-04, #XM-48 | | 12-14-75, #72-49 |
| 03-28-04, #04-13 | | 11-16-75, #68 |
| 08-04-03, #ISGD-03-30 | | 11-02-75, #66 |
| 03-24-03, #ISGD-03-11 | | 10-12-75, #63 |
| 01-20-03, #ISGD-03-02 | | 08-24-75, #56 |
| 09-29-02, #02-39 | | 07-27-75, #52 |
| 08-23-92, #92-34 | | 06-08-75, #49 |
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