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Let's review the story of
King Midas
Version 1
Version 2
NOTE: * * = CLAP CLAP or Two Beats Percussion
VERSE 1
Gonna tell you all the story
Of a wealthy king of old, * *
With an overriding passion
For collecting lots of gold. * *
And he stored it in his cellar
Where you couldn’t shut the door, * *
But it never was enough for him,
He always wanted more. * *
CHORUS
Oh, King Midas,
‘Cos greed’s your middle name,
You are sure to become selfish,
Which will be an awful shame! * *
VERSE 2
Well the god named Dionysus
Came to Midas late one night, * *
“Gonna let you make a wish, my friend
Be sure you get it right.” * *
“Tell you what,” said greedy Midas,
“if I might just be so bold, * *
Could you make it so that everything
I touch will turn to gold?” * *
CHORUS
Oh, King Midas,
‘Cos greed’s your middle name,
You are sure to become selfish,
Which will be an awful shame! * *
VERSE 3
Well, he touched the kitchen table
And he touched the kitchen door, * *
And he left great golden footprints
Right across the kitchen floor. * *
Then he raced around the palace
Just as happy as can be, * *
But he knew he was in trouble
When he sat down for his tea! * *
CHORUS
Oh, King Midas,
‘Cos greed’s your middle name,
You are sure to become selfish,
Which will be an awful shame! * *
VERSE 4
It was then that old King Midas
Got himself into a state, * *
Because everything he handled
Turned to gold upon his plate * *
What’s the moral of this story?
What’s the lesson in this song? * *
If you try to be too greedy
Things will always turn out wrong * *
CHORUS
Oh, King Midas,
‘Cos greed’s your middle name,
You are sure to become selfish,
Which will be an awful shame! * *
Oh King Mi-das
Oh King Mi-das
VERSE 1
Gonna tell you all the story
Of a wealthy king of old, * *
With an overriding passion
For collecting lots of gold. * *
And he stored it in his cellar
Where you couldn’t shut the door, * *
But it never was enough for him,
He always wanted more. * *
CHORUS
Oh, King Midas,
‘Cos greed’s your middle name,
You are sure to become selfish,
Which will be an awful shame! * *
VERSE 2
Well the god named Dionysus
Came to Midas late one night, * *
“Gonna let you make a wish, my friend
Be sure you get it right.” * *
“Tell you what,” said greedy Midas,
“if I might just be so bold, * *
Could you make it so that everything
I touch will turn to gold?” * *
CHORUS
Oh, King Midas,
‘Cos greed’s your middle name,
You are sure to become selfish,
Which will be an awful shame! * *
VERSE 3
Well, he touched the kitchen table
And he touched the kitchen door, * *
And he left great golden footprints
Right across the kitchen floor. * *
Then he raced around the palace
Just as happy as can be, * *
But he knew he was in trouble
When he sat down for his tea! * *
CHORUS
Oh, King Midas,
‘Cos greed’s your middle name,
You are sure to become selfish,
Which will be an awful shame! * *
VERSE 4
It was then that old King Midas
Got himself into a state, * *
Because everything he handled
Turned to gold upon his plate * *
What’s the moral of this story?
What’s the lesson in this song? * *
If you try to be too greedy
Things will always turn out wrong * *
CHORUS
Oh, King Midas,
‘Cos greed’s your middle name,
You are sure to become selfish,
Which will be an awful shame! * *