I was sure that you'd love meTo that hope, I did cling'Cause I'm... Richard the thirdAnd... everybody loves a king!Thought I did a good jobWhy do you disagree?There's a lot of people Spreading nasty rumours 'bout meEvery word is a lieSo I'm singing this song'Cause the history booksHave been telling it wrong!Never had a limpAlways walked my full heightNever had a hunch And my arm was all rightNever took the crownWith illegal powerNever killed my nephewsThe princes in the towerTudor propagandaIt's all absurdTime to tell the truthAbout King Richard the thirdMy brother Edward, diedHis kids too young to ruleSo... I took the throneWhy not? I'm nobody's fool!Thomas More wrote a historySaid I'd murdered Edward's boysShakespeare said their deathWas an evil ployBut I say those two Are historical vandals!They've ruined my image!I mean, what a scandal!Never bumped off Those harmless young heirsNever buried themUnder the Tower of London stairsNever poisoned my wifeBumped off her daddyThis is me, sweet RichardDo I look like a baddy? Never was two-facedSure you'll agreeI was misunderstoodKing Richard threeCan you imagine it?I'm the last PlantagenetBeaten by HenryIn the Wars of the RosesThe Tudor dynastyDidn't care that much for meNow I'm painted as a baddyThat's why one supposes...Never forgetWhen you hear of my crimesNever drowned my brotherIn a massive vat of wineNever said 'My horse!My kingdom for a horse!'Who made that up?Why, William Shakespeare, of course!Now my tale is toldYou won't hear a bad wordAbout a special rulerKing Richard the third