[Verse 1]
Showed up in my discount crown
Cardboard jewels
Twenty dollars down
DJ thinks I'm here to sing
I just mumble
“Play something I can wing…”
My cape? It's a shower curtain
Held on with a chip clip
Barely workin'
People part like I'm the real thing
Till they see my socks say “Burger King”
[Chorus]
I’m dancin’ like a king (like a king, like a king)
On a sticky floor
Doin’ royal things (so regal)
Left shoe squeaks
Right hip goes “ping”
But I will not abdicate this swing
Yeah
I’m dancin’ like a king (oh!)
On a budget throne of plastic rings
If I pull a muscle
Let the trumpets sing
‘Cause I’m dancin’
I’m dancin’ like a king
[Verse 2]
I knighted the bartender with my fry
He rolled his eyes but he still played along
Nice guy
Tried a spin
Did a slip
Did a split
Now the crowd’s like “Whoa… did he mean to do it?”
Phone cameras up
They’re all recording
I’m trending under “Middle Age Crowning”
Sweat drips down
Cape stuck to my chin
Still I raise my cup and shout again
[Chorus]
I’m dancin’ like a king (like a king, like a king)
On a sticky floor
Doin’ royal things (majestic-ish)
Left shoe squeaks
Right hip goes “ping”
But I will not abdicate this swing
Yeah
I’m dancin’ like a king (hey!)
My court is drunk and off-key as they sing
If I lose my balance
Someone grab my ring
‘Cause I’m dancin’
I’m dancin’ like a king
[Bridge]
Security walks up
Says
“Sir
Are you okay?”
I say
“Peasant
Stand back
This is how I slay” (oh yeah)
DJ drops the beat
Crowd starts to chant
“Go
Weird king
Go
Weird king
” louder than the band
[Chorus]
I’m dancin’ like a king (like a king, like a king)
On a sticky floor
Doin’ royal things (so royal)
Left shoe squeaks
Right hip goes “ping”
But I will not abdicate this swing
Yeah
I’m dancin’ like a king
If I hit the ground
Let the whole room sing
They’ll wheel me out
Still wavin’ my bling
(Still dancin’…)
I’ll be dancin’
Disastrously dancin’ like a king