The King and Me.  
The king of Norway, doesn´t feel well today 
his crown is heavy and since he went bald  
the diamond crusted crown leaves marks on  
his head. They made a mistake at the laundry  
when cleaning his red ermine coat the colour  
faded and it doesn´t fit around his waist.   
But he has to go on the balcony and wave to  
the people, later dine with ambassadors,  
dignitaries and famous entertainers. 
He has to be careful so the sleeves of his coat  
that is wide, don´t dip into the soup. 
Worst of all when the rest drink fine wine he  
has to drink water as he has a liver complaint…  
What is he going to talk about?   
The queen can go on about art and the latest  
trend in shoes, her mind doesn´t wander off;  
stay focused, she say don´t go on about sailing.  
The king sighs, yes it´s hard to be a monarch.
oskar hansen
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