From the recording Castles, Knights & Unicorns
Activity Idea: Feast days are important in all families and cultures. Use this song to help promote multiculturalism and self-esteem. Have children bring in their favorite feast-day foods and enjoy a banquet together!
Lyrics
(A Very Wonderful) ROYAL FEAST
Music: Ron Hiller (RONNO)
Lyrics: Judy Millar
INTRO:
There’s a banquet tonight in the castle great hall
A feast that’s fit for a queen and king
And all the lords and all the ladies
Will eat, drink, laugh and sing . . .
The baker is baking the cakes right now
The steward is pouring the juice
The gardener is picking the apples and carrots
The cook is chasing the goose
(The cook is chasing the goose)
And when the feast is on the table
An order comes from the king:
Let the banquet begin! Everybody dig in!
And let everybody, sing:
Chorus:
HEY, HO, HAPPY ARE WE
HAPPY TO BE AT A ROYAL FEAST
HEY, HO, IT’S GONNA BE
A VERY WONDERFUL, MARVELOUS R O Y A L F E A S T !
The princess is drinking tomato juice
She doesn’t like orange or grape
The prince is eating a shiny red apple
The queen is eating her cake
(The queen is eating her cake)
But the king wants goose and gravy
Now, what’s become of the goose?
There’ll be no goose today – the goose got away!
The goose is on the loose
HEY, HO, HAPPY ARE WE
HAPPY TO BE AT A ROYAL FEAST
HEY, HO, ITS GONNA BE
A VERY WONDERFUL, MARVELOUS R O Y A L F E A S T !
YES, A VERY WONDERFUL, SCRUMPTILICIOUS R O Y A L F E A S T !
(Optional) Spoken: I never liked goose anyway.