Were I King Ahasuerus
Then never would I see
A Haman full of hate.
My kingdom's Jews, their fate,
Would never safer be—
Were I King Ahasuerus.
Were I King Ahasuerus
No outside threat would scare us.
With Mordecai at hand,
The wisest in the land,
We'd have him to prepare us—
Were I King Ahasuerus.
Were I King Ahasuerus
I'd toss out old Vashti
With bigger dreams than britches.
What's with these ancient bitches?
A diff'rent wife for me—
Were I King Ahasuerus.
Were I King Ahasuerus
To fortune I could bear us.
One people, marked forever:
A Jewish race, together.
To this compact I'd swear us—
Were I King Ahasuerus.