Allan Sherman - You Went The Wrong Way Old King Louie -

[AnotherSpecialEdMom]

This song helped me through European History. Before this song, I could never keep my Louis' straight.

[SageHeart1130]

My teacher played this during class, loved it XD

[Lteuling]

I heard this for the first time when I was studying the second semester of the History of western Civilization. I laughed myself almost sick at this, and continue to find it hilarious.

[soocool78]

@Lteuling look up monty python's oliver cromwell, it wont disappoint!

[Lteuling]

@soocool78 You're right -- that treatment by monty python was -- shall I say -- UNIQUE? :)  It's certainly an unusual way to teach history!

I have a hunch that monty python is probably more factual than Alan Sherman's rendition of "old King Louie."

[me45404]

 45 years at least since I heard this. I had totally forgotten about it. Thank you for reawakening some wonderful memories

[FuzzyElf]

Thanks for posting this; I had never heard more than a few seconds of it. Nice video.

[IGITnBLACK]

Good ol' classic comedy!

[RichRice]

My Dad was a French teacher, studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris. He turned me on to this as a child. Best French history lesson there is.

For another artist you may enjoy, and may not have heard of, check out Tom Lehrer...

[actresssongstress]

I loved Allan Sherman! What a talented genius!!!

[JeffTibb]

One guy went the wrong way.

[Irish4Ever95]

How could anyone not like this?

[LandondeeL]

Happy Bastielle Day!!!!!

[GlorifiedTruth]

To this day I tell people that the words to the French national anthem are "Louis the 16th was the king of France in 1789..."

[Cavillier1970]

Thanks for posting. This is hilarious. I first heard it when I was 17. A local college radio station used to play a daily 2 hr block for kids and this was among their playlist.

[raccoonradio2]

@Cavillier1970 I wonder if that show was Kids America, a nightly (6-8 pm) show for kinds out of NYC. It was carried in Boston by BU's WBUR.

[MattmanDude44]

I had to listne to this for school. It's pretty epic. I love it.

[MrMrbaggins]

lol jst simply lol