Great King Rat died today Born on the twenty-first of May Died syphilis forty four on his birthday Every second word he swore Yes, he was the son of a whore Always wanted by the law Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know? Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he What did I tell you Would you like to see? Listen Where will I be tomorrow? Will I beg or will I borrow? I don't care, anyway Come on, come on, the time is right The man is evil and that is right I told you, ah yes, I told you And that's no lie, oh, no, no Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know, people? Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he What did I tell you Would you like to see? Now Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know, people? Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he Now what did I tell you Would you like to see? (Hit it) Now listen, all you people Put out the good and keep the bad Don't believe all you read in the Bible You, sinners, get inline Saints, you leave far behind Very soon you're gonna be his disciple Don't listen to what mama says Not a word, not a word, mama says Or else you'll find yourself being the rival The great Lord before He died Knelt sinners by his side And said you're going to realize tomorrow No, I'm not going to tell you What you already know 'Cause time and time again The old man said it all a long time ago Come, come on, the time is right The man is evil and that is right I told you, told you once before That's no lie Wouldn't you like to know? Wouldn't you like to know, people? Great King Rat was a dirty old man And a dirty old man was he Now, what did I tell you Would you like to see?