VerseEA poor man wants the oyster
AA rich man wants the pearl
BABA
But the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
EAE
He's the king
EAE
of the whole wide world
ChorusAE
Come on let's sing, sing brother sing
BABA
'Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
EAE
He's the king
EAE
of the whole wide world
REPEAT
The rich man wants the princess
The poor man just wants a girl
But the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king of the whole wide world
Come on let's sing, sing brother sing
'Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king of the whole wide world
A poor man wants to be a rich man
A rich man wants to be a king
But the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king of the whole wide world
Come on let's sing, sing brother sing
'Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king of the whole wide world
Come on let's sing, sing brother sing
'Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king of the whole wide world
Of the whole wide world
Of the whole wide world
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