If I Ruled the World

Now, I rule the world and now I'm on top

And it's a song that's strong about right and wrong

And then I moved to London, bought a brand new home
The music started endin', it was time for a speech
Now I'm the king and I want you to know

I ruled the world, if I ruled the world
If I ruled the world
Black diamonds and pearls
Let the whole world know that, the King was in town
Now, I rule the world and I feel so very proud
And late that night, at my super dinner party
He was running his mouth like, Muhammad Ali
You know with newsmen, reporter, and voter too

And to all of you rappers in every country

I'd love all the girls, I love 'em, love 'em, baby
I'd love all the girls, I love 'em, love 'em, baby
Black diamonds and pearls
Black diamonds and pearls
That I'm the master blaster rapper who's runnin' the show
If I ruled the world
I just had to thank you all, huh, and me so
So I headed toward stage, to make a speech

You know he tried to escape and smoked coke on the pipe

I ruled the world
If I ruled the world, baby
And take heed to the message or ain't gonna last
Excuse me please, for stoppin' this show
My first day in office, the King on the throne

While the working class just struggles hard
If I ruled the world
While the poor man can't even deal with life
'Cause the sun has gotta shine through the cloudy day

Tonight I'll see you all at my super dinner party"

If I ruled the world

But now I must go, say goodbye to everybody
They came up to my face, as happy as can be
But I was ruler of the world ranked number one
Try to make ends meet against all odds
About the new style of livin' I was gonna teach
You see first it was a dream, I was livin' in Rome
But the years went by and time was up
To fight crime and hunger and poverty
The crowd started sittin' as I rose from my feet
It took a few years 'fore the day had come
Like a stretch Limousine, one of those new inventions
I'd love all the girls, you know, I love 'em, love 'em, baby
And I'm rock it to you, baby, baby, all night long
And to you sucker MC's that sing my song
An' help you deal in a world gone insane
I said, "Thank you for bringin' me to the promised land

And it's a song about love, happiness
If I ruled the world
So listen up world, while I teach this class
While you sucker mission politicians bustin' out Z's
On my way to the ghetto to treat once more
Black diamonds and pearls
In a world of peace, and you know that's fresh
'Cause there's nothin' in the world like bein' number one King
Black diamonds and pearls, black diamonds, black diamonds

Black diamonds and pearls
I signed so many papers, my fingers started to hurt
People started flowin' as they reached for my hand
And I'm rollin' with folks that could never be stopped
'Cause we gotta stop war and use unity
Well it's time for a change, to a better way

I spent my first three hours on the telephone
You better stop what you're doin' and listen to me
I'm just here, to tell the world, how my story went
I'd love all the girls, I love 'em, love 'em, baby
I'd love all the girls, I love 'em, love 'em, baby
And all the people at the time who said they were my friends
Of woman and man to join the revolution
From the ruler of the world and the man on top

I'd love all the girls, I love 'em, love 'em, baby
If I ruled the world
They didn't know, when my job come to an end
I had so many calls, I didn't know what to do

I'd love all the girls, yes, you, you, you
You rule the world
I was dancin' to the beat and entertainin' La-Di-Da-Di
While the rich man try to play Pretty Boy Floyd

And then someone yelled out, "The King is here"
I'm not runnin', for Congress or the President

Twenty million people all unemployed
You know out of that office I continued to work
So I shook his hand calmly as I headed to the door
That'll take your brain to a higher plane
With the problems that I know we can stop

'Cause the African baby is dyin' overseas

And this was once a dream, I explained to the crowd

So I headed towards Washington to claim the crown
I ruled the world
If I ruled the world
'Cause I know, the solution, is the contribution
If I ruled the world
And thn ruler of the world had ran out of luck
And I'm here to let you know this is where I belong
And everywhere I went, I drew lots of attention
As I, arrived, the crowd started to cheer
Then I shook off the pain, say this ain't no thing