Stephin Merritt - It's Hard to Be the Emperor lyrics

It's hard to be emperor And when it's hard, it's hard I'm scarred by being emperor No ball, no friends, no yard My predecessor hanged himself And i might do that too The entertainment's awful here And, oh! the plays they do! It's dull to be the emperor It's deadly dull, in fact Of all the actors in the court Not one of them can act! An early d**h seems probable Perhaps it's just as well With drama in this dreadful state My life's a living hell! My life's a living hell