Goodtime Charley - Joel Grey, Company, Arthur B. Rubinstein

follow in my father’s footsteps

not this prince

fill my father’s shoes, the prospect

makes me wince

they can take my father’s crown and pack it

they can also keep his old straight-jacket

i don’t wanna be another mad king charley

why can’t they leave me alone?

i only wanna be known

as that devil may care

perpetual heir to the throne

just goodtime charley

having my fill of fun

living for number one

goodtime charley

no work, all play

spreading the joy around

happy to just be crowned

goodtime charley

why can’t i make them understand

i don’t want to be charles the grand

or charles the great, i never could

all i want to be is good, oh

goodtime charley

having the time of my life

that’s called the prime

that time’s too short to pass up

fill my glass up

let’s have a marvelous time

with goodtime charley

good for a drink and laugh

just make my epitaph

goodtime charley

good clothes, good friends

everythingg wealth can buy

happy to live and die

goodtime charley

why can’t they see it’s not for me

hearing «here comes my majesty»

i thought by now i’d made it clear

all i want to hear is here comes

goodtime charley

having the time of my life

that’s called the prime

remember charley’s paying

keep on playing

it’s my life to dance through

just give me the chance to

and i’ll have a marvelous

who’s kidding who now charley?

hah, good old charley

wake up, surrender

just charles the pretender

and having a terrible time!