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Subject: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 01-28-2005
Author: Bob Reply
Hi. I'm looking for help in regard to the correct lyrics and the name of this artist/band. I'm brand new here and wondering if there's an expert out there who knows??
Here's my poor attempt at what i remember:
Children in the back street, Children in the
,
Everyone is
?ing,
No-one is crying(crying)for me
Make way for the kings of the world, Make way for the king, Yes they still are here..... ,It's only a game, to come back again, to this time, and the kings of the world.
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 01-28-2005
Author: aussi_gyrllll Reply
this one?
by Mississippi
?
Women in the courtyard.....children on their knee
Everybody knows them....no one is looking for me
Robbers on the highway......beggars in the street
Everyone is lonely.......no one is trying for me
They play for the kings of the world
They play for the kings....yes they still are here
Its only a game....we'll come back again
To this time...and the kings of the world
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 02-02-2005
Author: aussi_gyrllll Reply
ooooops
no one is trying to meet
PRE - LITTLE RIVER BAND (LRB)
Bootleg label 1972 AUS
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 01-30-2005
Author: pete Reply
Yep, Aussi gyrllll is absolutely right. 'Kings of the World' by Mississippi - a big Aussie hit in 1972.
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 01-31-2005
Author: soulsis Reply
now I have met dan and vic but who is pete you pop in and stay a while and disappear some times. Nice to hear from you again with the obscure stuff.
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 01-31-2005
Author: pete Reply
pete is the guy who pops in, stays a while, then disappears - yeah kinda like the Scarlet Pimpernel! I'm not strong on Laguna Beach or TV commercials but I help out when I can! Anyway, thanks soulsis - see you round.
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 01-31-2005
Author: soulsis Reply
Yeah I think you are the same guy who answered that thread that started off around x-mas time where the guy said nothing just bored and the tom's diner came up and I said to do the cha cha slide to liven that place up(smiling) Well I don't know Scarlet Pimpernel but I know some pimps.... take care. .
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 01-31-2005
Author: pete Reply
yeah that was me - mentioning Tom's Diner on this board always gets a laugh! You take care too..
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 02-02-2005
Author: aussi_gyrllll Reply
so there you are Pete
I thought when I read this thread that it's a wonder Pete hasn't been & given the answer?
I couldn't believe I had actually beaten you to it.
After all, you do seem to know a lot about Aussie songs.
Well, even though I got some of it right up there, I thought I would come back with ALL the lyrics to the song even though it seems bobby boy has done a runner on this thread ;o)
These correct lyrics are straight from the horses' mouth, so to speak.
KINGS OF THE WORLD by Mississippi
(written by Graeham Goble) 1972
WOMEN IN THE COURTYARD,
CHILDREN ON THEIR KNEE
EVERYBODY KNOWS THEM,
NO ONE IS LOOKIN’ FOR ME
ROBBERS ON THE HIGHWAY,
BEGGARS IN THE STREET
EVERYONE IS LONELY,
NO ONE IS TRYIN’ TO MEET
MAKE WAY FOR THE KINGS OF THE WORLD
MAKE WAY FOR A KING,
YES THEY STILL ARE HERE
IT’S ONLY A GAME,
WE’LL COME BACK AGAIN
TO THIS TIME AND THE KINGS OF THE WORLD
(INSTRUMENTAL)
FARMERS IN THE WHEAT FIELD,
LOSERS EVERYWHERE
MAKE THE WORLD A HAVEN,
MAKE IT EASY TO CARE
SINGERS IN A CHOIR,
PEOPLE IN THE STREET
FACES FILLED WITH MUSIC,
PUT THERE TO MAKE IT COMPLETE
MAKE WAY FOR THE KINGS OF THE WORLD
MAKE WAY FOR A KING,
YES THEY STILL ARE HERE
IT’S ONLY A GAME,
WE’LL COME BACK AGAIN
TO THIS TIME AND THE KINGS OF THE WORLD
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 02-02-2005
Author: pete Reply
Thanks aussi gyrlll, some of those lyrics I've never been able to make out! Much appreciated by me (if not the vanishing Bob!). Always been one of my favourite Aussie songs. Very trippy..
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 01-05-2006
Author: Spence Reply
The song is caleed "Kings of the World". I think it was written by an Australian by the name of "Birb Beetles" who founded a band called "Mississippi" The band changed their name to "The little River band".
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 01-05-2006
Author: macca Reply
Correct title, but wrong composer Spence.
aussi_gyrllll gave out the correct info above.
GRAEHAM GOBLE........
"His first major band was Mississippi, and his composition, “Kings of the World,” their biggest hit. Mississippi ended and Little River Band began almost simultaneously in 1975, with a song Goble had written back in 1972, “It’s a Long Way There,” opening LRB’s debut album.
fyi: (Beeb Birtles)
Mac.
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 05-02-2006
Author: Brad Reply
Bob,
Been trying to find it for decades - I remember it from 1972.
Did you find out anything... ?
Brad
Dallas TX - Ex Perth Australia.
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Subject: RE: I thought somebody here would know.I guess no Date: 05-02-2006
Author: Dan Reply
Brad,
This information was posted above. If you pulled up this post on Google, it may have not shown all the messages...
Artist: Mississippi
Song: Kings of the World
Year: 1972
KINGS OF THE WORLD by Mississippi
(written by Graeham Goble) 1972
WOMEN IN THE COURTYARD,
CHILDREN ON THEIR KNEE
EVERYBODY KNOWS THEM,
NO ONE IS LOOKIN’ FOR ME
ROBBERS ON THE HIGHWAY,
BEGGARS IN THE STREET
EVERYONE IS LONELY,
NO ONE IS TRYIN’ TO MEET
MAKE WAY FOR THE KINGS OF THE WORLD
MAKE WAY FOR A KING,
YES THEY STILL ARE HERE
IT’S ONLY A GAME,
WE’LL COME BACK AGAIN
TO THIS TIME AND THE KINGS OF THE WORLD
(INSTRUMENTAL)
FARMERS IN THE WHEAT FIELD,
LOSERS EVERYWHERE
MAKE THE WORLD A HAVEN,
MAKE IT EASY TO CARE
SINGERS IN A CHOIR,
PEOPLE IN THE STREET
FACES FILLED WITH MUSIC,
PUT THERE TO MAKE IT COMPLETE
MAKE WAY FOR THE KINGS OF THE WORLD
MAKE WAY FOR A KING,
YES THEY STILL ARE HERE
IT’S ONLY A GAME,
WE’LL COME BACK AGAIN
TO THIS TIME AND THE KINGS OF THE WORLD