The Emperor's New Clothes Lyrics - The Well's On Fire - Procol Harum

We've seen it before 

The high flying act 

Is it manic delusion 

Or a statement of fact 

That hot fevered brow 

Them bright shining eyes 

The hand on the heart 

Those self serving lies 

It's an ancient tradition 

But everyone knows 

Them gaudy old rags 

Are the emperor's new clothes 

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We've heard it before 

Your ego parade 

You're always so sure 

A hollow charade 

You promise the moon 

An' squander the earth 

The only person you fool 

Is yourself 

It's an ancient condition 

But everyone knows 

Them gaudy old rags 

Are the emperor's new clothes 

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We've seen it before 

Those crocodile tears 

The well should'a run dry 

It's been so many years 

You throw us a bone 

Then ask for it back 

The only thing you own 

You stole from our backs 

It's an ancient religion 

But everyone knows 

Them gaudy old rags 

Are the emperor's new clothes