The song was written by Dave Sudbury and if I remember rightly - and I don't always these days - it was written to take part in a new-song competition. Anyway, it appeared on an LP containing a selection of the song entries for a competition which was sponsored by the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, England. The LP was called 'The Rough With the Smooth' and it appeared in 1987 with Dave Sudbury performing the song. I don't think the 'King' won the competition, it was 'Hunting the Buffalo' by Sally Barker which is also on the record.