The Legend of the Sword in the Stone

"The Legend of the Sword in the Stone" music and lyrics by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. Hoping Randy Thornton or someone else in Disney Co. will produce the Original Sound Track of this wonderful masterpiece of animation (I'd like to hear "Robin Hood", "The Rescuers" and "The Fox and the Hound" as well).


A legend is sung
Of when England was young
And knights were brave and bold

The good king had died
And no one could decide
Who was rightful heir to the throne

It seemed that the land
Would be torn by war
Or saved by a miracle alone
And that miracle appeared
In London town
The sword in the stone

(And below the hilt, in letters of gold, were written these words: Whoso pulleth this sword from this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of England)

Though they tried for the sword
With all their might
No knight
In all the land
Could draw the wondrous blade
From its resting place
Its secret, they could not understand

The one who was meant to rule the land
And worthy of the throne
He will seek the sword with a humble heart
And not for himself alone

He will be the one who was born to claim
The Sword In The Stone

All the rights for it belongs to the Disney Company. It was not meant for profit.

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[macraeman]

Gosh! I didn't know that there was a second verse to this song either! How nice to hear Fred Darian's "minstrel" go on a bit longer; I think he does a lovely turn with this song. I thank you for posting this!

[giagia282]

@macraeman Wow I didn't know it was Darian singing. I wonder why Disney never released an ufficial soundtrack of this movie. Ok, it was not succesful in USA, but neither was Alice, Peter Pan or the Aristocats and they all have their OST. That's What Makes the World Go Round, The Most Befuddeling Thing, Wart's Flight score and the dish washing one deserve to be put on CD

[binkydonna]

I notice giagia282 dubbed out the "...born of England" part.

[giagia282]

@binkydonna It wasn't me: The original Disney's vynil version was recorded without those 3 words.

[giagia282]

@binkydonna It wasn't me: The original Disney's vynil version was recorded without those 3 words.

[giagia282]

You're welcome guys! It's always a pleasure to share the passion for animated movies! Thanks for your feedbacks!

[Stormfin32]

Yeah, I didn't know there was a second verse either. Incredible!

[reikayakishiro]

I never thought this song had a second part! thank you very much for uploading it!

[martythetickler]

See, I knew there was a second verse because I have a collection of old cassette tapes called the wonderful world of Disney. And this is on it. I only wish I could get this from the itunes music store.

[DrPhantonamos]

I am in a percussion ensemble and our show is the sword and the stone, the song in the backround is the intro :D

[SchutzeAmon]

i like the movie version better too, but i like the whole song in this

[LadyTwenties]

This is INCREDIBLE! When I was little, I always wished this song was longer, I loved it so. And now I find this. Thank you so much for sharing, this is a treasure!

[ZiggyStardust35]

One of the most beautiful Disney songs! Great post, thanks for this!

[binkydonna]

U are right Gaelic Prince....it really isnt evewn a history of England, anyway. :-)

[TheGaelicPrince]

@binkydonna ".......born of England"? You saying it should of said born in a place England turned their backs on? HAHAHAHA

[mozarttheraver123]

this guy hasnt got the tune quite right - its doesnt flow smoothly enough and some of the lines dont rhyme.

dont get me wrong, the song is awesome but I just prefer the version in the film.