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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Richard Harris
Vocals
Camelot Ensemble
Cast
Camelot Orchestra
Orchestra
Claire Moore
Vocals
David Bexon
Vocals
Fiona Fullerton
Vocals
Gerry Allison
Music Director
Michale Howe
Vocals
Robert Meadmore
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Frederick Loewe
Songwriter
Alan Jay Lerner
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Geoffrey Goddard
Assistant Engineer
John Haynes
Photography
John Kurlander
Engineer
Jonathan Deans
Sound Design
Lyrics
I know what my people are thinking tonight
As home through the shadows they wander
Everyone smiling in secret delight
They stare at the castle and ponder
Whenever the wind blows this way
You can almost hear everyone say
I wonder what the king is doing tonight?
What merriment is the king pursuing tonight?
The candles at the court, they never burned as bright
I wonder what the king is upto tonight?
How goes the final hour as he sees his bridal bower
Being regally and legally prepared?
Well, I'll tell you what the king is doing tonight
He's scared, he's scared
You mean that a king who fought a dragon
Hacked him in two and fixed his wagon
Goes to be wed in terror and distress? Yes
A warrior who's so calm in battle
Even his armor doesn't rattle
Faces a woman petrified with fright? Right
You mean that appalling clamoring
That sounds like a blacksmith hammering
Is merely the banging of his royal knees? Please
You wonder what the king is wishing tonight?
He's wishing he were in Scotland fishing tonight
What occupies his time while waiting for the bride?
He's searching high and low for some place to hide
And oh, the expectation, the sublime anticipation
He must feel about the wedding night to come
Well, I'll tell you what the king is feeling tonight
He's numb, he shakes, he quails, he quakes
And that's what the king is doing tonight
Writer(s): Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
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