Idiot's Delight Lyrics - John Wesley Harding

The world is turning upside-down, no-one's in the black 

The king is on the balcony, the queen is in the sack 

He's lying through his golden teeth, she's lying on her back 

Beneath the handsome soldier and the family coat of arms 

The lady she's affected by the soldier's obvious charms 

And the king sweats quite profusely and says we should stay calm 

I can see his brand new suit but I can't see the man 

He's here to cover up his so-called economic plan 

But his voice dwindles to nothing, he strikes up the royal band 

It's alright 

It's alright 

It's alright tonight 

It's all performed for the idiot's delight 

The trains are almost empty since the crash of 89 

They built a brand new station but forgot about the lines 

They built a brand new human but forgot about the spine 

Everything gets cut to bits, no-one sees it bleed 

It's not the way you play the game but how you can succeed 

Put the bastards in a new town and watch the rabbits breed 

The king he's got a stepson in return for foolish pride 

The queen had her mad moment's glory, then of course she dies 

The soldier planned the revolution right from the inside 

It's alright 

It's alright 

It's alright tonight 

Because it's all performed for the idiot's delight 

The soldier's executed, he's mistaken for the king 

Who said he was from somewhere else and hadn't done a thing 

And made off with the crown jewels but misplaced his wedding ring 

Power's aphrodisiac, addicts die of thirst 

The new El Presidente saw his bubble finally burst 

And the king returned from exile, by request to break the curse 

He fulfils election promises with temporary cures 

And everything's worse than it once was without the same allure 

And his stepson is on squad inspection making overtures 

It's alright 

It's alright 

It's alright tonight 

Because it's all performed for the idiot's delight 

It's all performed for the idiot's delight 

Because it's all performed for the idiot's delight