I knew a man they called King James
He lived in a world where the people sung his name
There was a line that he would always say
Said it was the testament of his name
He'd say
I love this world and this world sure loves me
And if you don't believe me just go see
He'd say
I love this world and this world sure loves me
And if you don't believe me just go see
He would often look up in the sky
You could see the ambition swelling in his eyes
Look all around as far as you can see
There ain't a person that will forget me
He'd say
I love this world and this world sure loves me
And if you don't believe me just go see
He'd say
I love this world and this world sure loves me
And if you don't believe me just go see
Oh but time goes on and where is King James
Now he's sleepin' six feet far below the ground
By his grave where nothing lies near
Faded by time these words appear
They said
I loved this world and this world sure loved me
And if you don't believe me just go see
Evil that men do lives after them
But the good is often burried with their bones
So it is with you so it is with me
That's why we let King James rest in peace
My youth will never pass from me
My youth will never pass from me
My youth will never pass from me
My youth will never pass from me
