Can you name this (circa 1950's?) song by it's lyrics?

[Dood]

I've been asked if I can find out some more about this song; it's quite important to the person asking.

I would like to call upon the collective and impressive knowledge of Basschat to see if we can figure out what it might be.

The Lyrics we have are:


[color=#1D2129]"The king is richer than I am .. but I don't envy the king .. although the king is richer by far I have you and that's everything [/color]
[color=#1D2129]( chorus) love you I will until the years have fallen away .. love you I will until forever and a day ....[/color]
[color=#1D2129]The birds sing sweeter than I do .. but I don't envy the birds .. although the birds sing sweeter by far .. nobody taught them the words ( chorus) ...[/color]
[color=#1D2129]"[/color]

[color=#1D2129]Thank you Basschat x[/color]

[KK Jale]

A possible contender: Ronnie Hilton, Love You I Will, UK 1964

Can't find it on spotify nor youtube, alas.

[url="http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirr/ronnieh.htm"]http://www.45-rpm.or...irr/ronnieh.htm[/url]

Edited September 14, 2017 by KK Jale

[Dood]

[quote name='KK Jale' timestamp='1505414773' post='3371817']
A possible contender: Ronnie Hilton, Love You I Will, UK 1964

Can't find it on spotify nor youtube, alas.

[url="http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirr/ronnieh.htm"]http://www.45-rpm.or...irr/ronnieh.htm[/url]
[/quote]

Thank you! I'll take a look Your efforts are appreciated!

[Dood]

Another person has come up with the same song as a possibility too. Hopefully we can find some lyrics or even listen to the song to see if it's 'the one'.

[Yank]

Must be from the early 1900's. Wasn't that the last time you actually had a king?

[Bassassin]

1953, as it happens.

But I think in the instance of the lyric of this song, the king in question is what we call a "metaphor".

[pfretrock]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1505555395' post='3372756']
1953, as it happens.
[/quote]
February 1952, as it happened. (sorry )

[cytania]

It gets even worse Yank, we had a Queen in 1900 😅

[Bassassin]

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1505571429' post='3372931']
February 1952, as it happened. (sorry )
[/quote]

Close enough for rock 'n roll?

[Yank]

You had a king who was a metaphor? Is that like J. Edgar Hoover being a cross-dresser?

[lowdown]

[quote name='Yank' timestamp='1505642090' post='3373264']
You had a king who was a metaphor? Is that like J. Edgar Hoover being a cross-dresser?
[/quote]

[ivansc]

Festival of Britain, Queen Liz II coronation, inauguration of Harrow as a London Borough.... To quote Max Boyce: I was there!

Forget Sputnik, how many of you remember the Skylon? Battersea Pleasure Gardens? Dome of Discovery???

I was 9 when the King died. Joined my first band about 18 months later.

Edited September 18, 2017 by ivansc

[Dood]

Anyway,

KK Jale, we've hopefully a recording of the track coming through - hopefully it will be the lyrics we are expecting. Your help was very much appreciated and I'll let you know if you have saved the day