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Colum Sands
	Year:	1981
	Album:	UNAPPROVED ROAD
	Song:	The King of the Castle
Words & Music Colum Sands, Elm Grove Music Colum Sands: vocals, guitar, fiddle Ben Sands: backing vocals, mandoline Adrian Mc Parland: harp, bongoes Tom, Anne, michael & Kellie Sands: backing vocals
Well there was a little king and he was a little rascal-o First he built a house and then he built a castle-o At least he gave the orders to all his little workers-o He sat on his throne, a sipping his red wine-o Chorus: Sayin' I am the king of the castle-o And you are the dirty wee rascal-o I am the king of the castle-o And you are the dirty wee rascal-o Well the castle it grew bigger and the workers they grew smaller-o The more the king grew fat, the more he gave his orders-o Until the job was done, he threw a big party-o Invited all his friends but none of them were workers-o Chorus Well the feast went on for hours, everyone grew fatter-o But still they gorged themselves, for that was in their nature-o Until there was a bang that was heard for miles around-o The castle fell to pieces like a castle built of sand-o Chorus Well ther's some say the bang it was caused by the workers-o Some say it was stomachs that could simply hold no more-o And others say they fear that there always will be bangs-o As long as some eat all, while others must go hungry-o Chorus