No longer will i beneath you shelter All that you have given to me It was never on my behalf All this, all and more i cede to you Swear away in fealty As i sail for warmer climes I am a king! you can't deny me my kingdom! What's this camaraderie of country That turns before me salty Rust on fragile parts All this, all you have inspired The crew and ship of empire Rig and mast and spars Box of stripes and stars I am a king! you can't deny me my kingdom! You, sailor, on the lonely sea Will you turn and promise me You'll always be alive Oh i might stutter, i might falter Sail uncharted waters Drowning, lost, then found Drowning, lost, then found I am a king! you can't deny me my kingdom! You, sailor, on the lonely sea Will you turn and promise me You'll always be alive