Camelot movie - I Wonder What The King Is Donig Tonight lyrics

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Song by Richard Burton<br /><br>

ARTHUR:<br>

I know what my people are thinking tonight,<br>

As home through the shadows they wander.<br>

Ev'ryone smiling in secret delight,<br>

They stare at the castle and ponder.<br>

Whenever the wind blows this way,<br>

You can almost hear ev'ryone say:<br>

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I wonder what the king is doing tonight?<br>

What merriment is the king pursuing tonight?<br>

The candles at the court, they never burned as bright.<br>

I wonder what the king is up to tonight?<br>

How goes the final hour<br>

As he sees his bridal bower<br>

Being regally and legally prepared?<br>

Well, I'll tell you what the king is doing tonight:<br>

He's scared! He's scared!<br>

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You mean that a king who fought a dragon,<br>

Hacked him in two and fixed his wagon,<br>

Goes to be wed in terror and distress?<br>

Yes!<br>

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A warrior who's so calm in battle<br>

Even his armor doesn't rattle<br>

Faces a woman petrified with fright?<br>

Right!<br>

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You mean that appalling clamoring<br>

That sounds like a blacksmith hammering<br>

Is merely the banging of his royal knees?<br>

Please!<br>

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You wonder what the king is wishing tonight?<br>

He's wishing he were in Scotland fishing tonight!<br>

What occupies his time while waiting for the bride?<br>

He's searching high and low for some place to hide.<br>

And oh, the expectation,<br>

The sublime anticipation<br>

He must feel about the wedding night to come.<br>

Well, I'll tell you what the king is feeling tonight:<br>

He's numb!<br>

He shakes!<br>

He quails! He quakes!<br>

And that's what the king is doing tonight.<br>

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