I used to rule the worldSeas would rise when I gave the worldNow in the morning I sleep aloneSweep the streets I used to ownI used to roll the diceFeel the fear in my enemy's eyesListen as the crowd would singNow the old king is dead, long live the kingOne minute I held the keyNext the walls would close on meAnd I discovered that my castle standsUpon pillars of salt and pillars of sandI hear Jerusalem bells are ringingRoman cavalry choirs are singingBe my mirror, my sword and shieldMy missionaries in a foreign fieldFor a certain reason I can't explainOnce you'd go there was never, never an honest wordAnd that was when I ruled the worldOh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohI hear Jerusalem bells are ringingRoman cavalry choirs are singingBe my mirror, my sword and shieldMy missionaries in a foreign fieldFor a certain reason I can't explainI'm not O. Saint Petersburg, call my nameNever an honest wordThat was when I ruled the world