Horrible Histories - Charles ii rap

^CMy name is, my name is ^{D E}My name is, Charles II!

^AI love the people ^GAnd the people love me ^ASo much that they restored ^GThe English monarchy!

^AI'm part Scottish, French, Italian ^GA little bit Dane ^ABut one hundred percent party animal ^GChampagne?

^DSpaniels I adored ^BbNamed after me too ^DLike me, they were fun ^G#With a nutty hair do!

^AIs today my birthday? ^GI can't recall ^ALet's have a party anyway ^GBecause I love a masked ball!

^AAll hail, the ^Gking! ^AOf bling! Let'^Gs sing! ^ABells ring! Ding ^Gding! ^AI'm the king who brought back partying!

^AKing Charles, my daddy ^GLost his throne and kings were banned ^AThey chopped off his head ^GA Then Olly Cromwell ruled the land

^AOld Olly wasn't jolly ^GHe was glum, and he was proud ^AWould be miserable as sin ^GOnly sinning's not allowed!

^DWhen Olly died, the people said ^Bb'Charlie, me hearty! ^DGet rid of his dull laws ^G#Come back, we'd rather party!

^AThis action's what they called ^GThe monarchy restoration ^AWhich naturally was followed ^GBy a huge celebration!

^AThe King of E^Gng! (Land say!) ^ANo sin! Too sin^Gg! (Okay!) ^AOr anythin^Gg! All say, I'm t^Ahe king who brought back partying!

^CGreat London Fire was a whopper! ^DIn my reign, London city came a-cropper! ^ESo this king did what was right and proper ^F#Fought the fire, proved I'm more than a bopper

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I'm a fire stopper!

^AMarried Catherine Braganza ^GShe was a love so true ^AThere would never be another ^GWell... Maybe one or two!

^ALucy Walter Nell Gwynne ^GMoll Davies Barbara Villiers ^AYou think that's bad ^GBut her name's not as silly as ^CHortense Manc^Bini!

^AAs king, I must admit ^GI broke the wedding rules ^ABut who cares when I brought back ^GThe crown jewels? ^AI reinstated Christmas ^GMake up, sports and even plays ^AI was the merry monarch ^GThey were good old days!

^AWhen said and d^Gone! ^AKing Charles did^G run! ^AEngland for f^Gun! ^AI was the king loved by everyone My song is done!