I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight Lyrics - Singles - Richard Burton

I know what my people are thinking tonight 

As home through the shadows they wander 

Everyone smiling in secret delight 

They stare at the castle and ponder 

Whenever the wind blows this way 

You can almost hear everyone say 

I wonder what the king is doing tonight? 

What merriment is the king pursuing tonight? 

The candles at the court, they never burned as bright 

I wonder what the king is upto tonight? 

How goes the final hour as he sees his bridal bower 

Being regally and legally prepared? 

Well, I'll tell you what the king is doing tonight 

He's scared, he's scared 

You mean that a king who fought a dragon 

Hacked him in two and fixed his wagon 

Goes to be wed in terror and distress? Yes 

A warrior who's so calm in battle 

Even his armor doesn't rattle 

Faces a woman petrified with fright? Right 

You mean that appalling clamoring 

That sounds like a blacksmith hammering 

Is merely the banging of his royal knees? Please 

You wonder what the king is wishing tonight? 

He's wishing he were in Scotland fishing tonight 

What occupies his time while waiting for the bride? 

He's searching high and low for some place to hide 

And oh, the expectation, the sublime anticipation 

He must feel about the wedding night to come 

Well, I'll tell you what the king is feeling tonight 

He's numb, he shakes, he quails, he quakes 

And that's what the king is doing tonight