The Stinkin' Princess

The Stinkin’ Princess

If only I hadn’t ignored the words
My wise old pappy said
I wouldn’t be court jester
I’d be the king instead.

If I had only listened
To what my pappy said
My bed would not be dirty rags
But silk pillows for my head.

If I had only listened
To pappy’s wise exchange
I’d live within the castle walls
With peacocks on my range.

My pappy always told me
To wed above my rank
To court the daughter of the king
But oh my, how she stank.

So here I lie in my bed of rags
On common city streets.
I should have held my nose instead,
And climbed into her sheets

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