^Am Great king rat died today ^GBorn on the twenty first of may ^EDied syphilis forty four on his birth^Amday ^AmEvery second word he swore ^G Yes he was the son of a whore ^EAlways wanted by the law^Am

^C Wouldn't you like to know? ^Em Wouldn't you like to know, p^Ceople? ^DGreat King Rat was a dirty old man And a d^Dirty old man was he Now w^Chat did I t^Gell you ^Am Would you like to ^Dsee? ^{Am Am}

^AmWhere will I be tomorrow? ^GWill I beg or will I borrow? ^EI don't care (I don't care) anyw^Amay ^AmCome on, come on the time is right The ^Gman is evil and that is right I t^Eold you, (ah, yes, I told him) And that's no l^Amie, (oh, no, no, no)

^C Wouldn't you like to know? ^Em Wouldn't you like to know? ^C Wouldn't you like to know? ^DGreat king rat was a dirty old man And a d^Dirty old man was he Now w^Chat did I t^Gell you ^Am Would you like to s^Dee?

^C Wouldn't you like to know? ^Em Wouldn't you like to know, p^Ceople? ^DGreat King Rat was a dirty old man And a d^Dirty old man was he Now w^Chat did I t^Gell you ^Am Would you like to s^Dee? ^{D D}

^D Now listen ^Dall you p^Geople ^D Put out the g^Dood and keep the ^Gbad ^D Don't bel^Dieve all you r^Gead in the b^Aible ^{A D A} You sinners^A get in l^Dine ^A Saints you leave^A far beh^Dind ^A Very s^Aoon you're gonna ^Abe his dis^Dciple ^D

^D Don't listen to w^Dhat mama say^Gs ^D Not a word ^Dnot a word mama s^Gays ^D Or else you'll fi^Dnd yourself^G being the r^Aival ^{A D A} The great lord bef^Aore he d^Died ^A Knelt sinne^Ars by his s^Dide ^A And said you're g^Aoing to reali^Aze tom^Gorrow

^Am No I'm not gonna tell you What y^Gou already know Cause ti^Eme and time again The old man s^Amaid it all a long time ago ^AmCome come on the time is r^Gight The evil man will f^Eight I told you once bef^Amore ^{Am Am Am}

^C Wouldn't you like to know? ^Em Wouldn't you like to know? ^C Just like I said before ^DGreat King Rat was a dirty old man And a d^Dirty old man was he The l^Cast time I ^Gtell you ^Am Would you like to s^Dee?