O-o-o-oa-o-o-oa-oa-oa-oa-o-oa-oa-oa-o-oa-oa-o-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa O-o-o-oa-o-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-o-oa-oa-oa-o-oa-o-oa I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Between the streets I used to own O-o-o-o-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-o-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-o-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa Next the walls were closed on me I discovered that my castle stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand I hear gales and bells a-ringin' Old man Calvary choirs a-singin' Be my mirror, my soul a-shield Missionaries in the foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you've gone there was never Never an honest word I wish when I ruled the world There was a wicked and wild wind Blew down the doors to let me in The shadow windows and the sound of drums People couldn't believe what I'd become Revolutionaries swear For my head on a silver plate I'm just a puppet on a lonely string My poor devil, won't I be king? Now I hear gales and bells a-ringin' Old man Calvary choirs a-singin' Be my mirror, my soul a-shield Missionaries in the foreign field For some reason I can't explain I know St. Peter won't call my name Never an honest word I wish when I ruled the world Lights up! Come on, come on, come on I can't hear I hear gales and bells a-ringin' Old man Calvary choirs a-singin' Be my mirror, my soul a-shield Missionaries in the foreign field For some reason I can't explain I know St. Peter won't call my name Never an honest word I wish when I ruled the world The world The world The world The world