KING OF THE MARDI GRAS
>From the Popeye cartoon "King Of The Mardi Gras" (1935)
(Bob Rothberg / Sammy Timberg)


Jack Mercer (Popeye) and Gus Wickie (Bluto) - 1935





BLUTO:
Oh, I'm King of the Mardi Gras
In fact I'm the whole bloomin' show
Oh, I'm King of the Mardi Gras
I dare anyone to say no

POPEYE:
Oh, I'm Popeye the sailor man
I'm Popeye the sailor man
I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam
I'm Popeye the sailor man

BLUTO:
I run the whole works here at Coney
What power supreme I enjoy
And speaking of kings, say, I'm one of those things
In fact I'm the real McCoy

I'm Bluto the Great One and Only
My army is made up of freaks
My horses are found on the merry go round
My slaves are Arabian sheiks

POPEYE:
Oh, I'm King of the Mardi Gras
What's more, I'm the whole bloomin' show
Oh, I'm King of the Mardi Gras
I dares anyone to say no






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2014)