Music: bobby sheehan & chan kinchla
Lyrics: john popper
Support your local emperor
Pay him tribute every time
Let it be known he holds your fate
From his fingertips shall flow the wine
Tell him when he speaks the air is sweet
Wherever he walks rosebeds be laid
So that he may always feel secure
In the vast empire that hes made
But could you tell me what hes ever done for you?
Im not the one that needed an army
Im not the one that needed respect
Im not the one that hopes theyll remember
Im not the one theyll likely forget
It seems ones going to walk
Where hes willing to walk
And with the ears of a bat
And the eyes of a hawk
You can see in the end
Its just a little bit of talk
But a rodents always looking
For some cat he can stalk
To meow for him, to meow for him...
Remember once when you were young
It really was not all that long ago
You reached out your hand and it was met
If you let your heart will tell you so
So bow your head dont meet his eyes
When royalty speaks you then reply
Someday he may find his throne is cold
Someday he may chance to wonder why
But could you tell me what hes ever done for you?
Im not the one that needed an army
Im not the one that needed respect
Im not the one that hopes theyll remember
Im not the one theyll likely forget
It seems ones going to walk
Where hes willing to walk
And with the ears of a bat
And the eyes of a hawk
You can see in the end
Its just a little bit of talk
But a rodents always looking
For some cat he can stalk
To meow for him, to meow for him...
Support your local emperor
Pay him tribute every time
Let it be known he holds your fate
From his fingertips shall flow the wine
Tell him when he speaks the air is sweet
Wherever he walks rosebeds be laid
Someday he may find his throne is cold
In the vast empire that hes made
That hes made...
