Darling of the Muses

V1
I am married to the King Maker; and of all the kings that he chooses
Jojo’s a ball-breaker, he’s a heart-taker, and they call him the Darling of the Muses
V2
As I entered the parlor, Jojo sat at the piano, he had diamonds in his eyes and his hair was a halo
And he began to play like nothing I’d ever heard, it was crazy, made me dizzy, I think smokin’ is the word
C
The King in the counting house, counting all the voices in his head
Jojo kisses my children at night, and tucks them into bed
V3
We traded tunes for days, took evening walks after tea
Nothing happened I’m ashamed of, there was no impropriety
But he does give me a charge, and he blows all my fuses; how did I fall in love with the Darling of the Muses
V4
Tongues started wagging after me and my kids; I wish I had half the fun that they imagined that I did
But I got bills to pay, I got work to do; ain’t if funny how Jojo didn’t get a scarlet letter, too?
C
The King in the counting house, counting all the voices in his head,
Jojo kisses my children at night and tucks them into bed
V5
The King Maker left me when he jumped in the Rhine; the voices in his head were so much stronger than mine
But I loved him with a vengeance, every moment here or gone
He left me with Jojo, but he also left me all, all alone
C
The King in the counting house, counting all the voices in his head
And when he took his last breath, I turned to Jojo and said
V6
Let’s take a trip together, but he blew his kisses to me
He said he’d rather be a loner as long as he was free
Now my heart is broken twice, and I’m left with all love’s bruises
How did I fall in love with the Darling of the Muses?

C
And now I’m in the counting house, counting all the voices in my head