A song from the comic opera “The Royal Vagabond”, 1919.
Words and music by George M. Cohan.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. To a kingdom, to a kingdom
To a kingdom of our own
Some day away, we’ll hie you and I
Fly you and I
To a love spot, to a dove cot
Where we’ll live and love alone
We’ll rule the land
Where sunshine ever beams
And hand in hand
We’ll dream the lover’s dreams
REFRAIN
In a kingdom of our own
With little Cupid on the throne
With a Prince and Princess on my knee
You’ll be as happy as a king can be
Every afternoon at three
We’ll sit and sip our royal tea
I’ll be the K-I-N-G then
I’ll be the Q-U double E-N
And we’ll live and love alone
So H-A-P-P-Y we’ll be
In the kingdom of our own
2. To a kingdom, to a kingdom
To a kingdom of our own
Some day away, from all of the crowd
No one allowed
On the love spit, in the dove cot
Where there’ll be no telephone
We’ll rule the land
Where happiness is real
No King’s command
No words of wicked steel