[Verse 1]
Ferdinand, a human-devil walking among men
Filled up with the greedy lust to own up all the land
He cut their bellies open thinking they had swallowed jewels
When he saw the blood spill onto the naked ground
Do you think he knew?

[Refrain]
He was the king of fools
The king of fools
I bet it hurt

[Verse 2]
I might know how it felt
For I saw the Madonna in a little southern town
She could move like fire yet she wore an earthly gown
When I looked into her eyes, I knew I was lost
I had wasted all I tasted and there I sat:
Fat, dumb, bloated

[Refrain]
The king of fools
The king of fools
You bet it hurt
You bet it hurt
[Verse 3]
Now I watch the fighting over the womb of the earth
Spilling blood for proverbs that they neither side have learned
And I see a couple children fighting for a toy
How long must they die and die and die
To satisfy?

[Refrain]
The king of fools
The king of fools
The king of fools
The king of fools