The Bone Sovereign

By order of his skeletal majesty
All bones within this realm
Shall bow to my authority
With me at the helm

Let it be known throughout the land
That calcium is currency
Every femur every hand
Owes fealty to me

Every skeleton shall pay
One rib bone per year
Those who refuse to obey
Will face my royal spear
Marrow tribute calcium crown
Phalanges for the royal guard
Vertebrae to hold me down
Upon my throne so hard

All able-bodied skeletons
Report for royal service
Guard the ossuary kingdoms
Make the living nervous
Tibias form my army ranks
Skulls become my cavalry
Clavicles fill up my tanks
In my bone military

Count every bone from head to toe
Two hundred six per loyal subject
Make sure my records always show
Each skeleton's bone object
Audit every graveyard's stock
Inventory each cemetery
Keep the bone books under lock
In my royal mortuary

Bring forth the accused femur
Charged with disobedience
This sternum stands as prosecutor
Demanding royal audience
Guilty guilty guilty
Of defying sovereign rule
The sentence bone exile filthy
In the calcium pool

By divine right of bone and socket
I rule this realm forever
My authority no one can pocket
My reign shall end never
Long live the bone sovereign
Long live the calcium crown
All bones shall be subservient
Bow to the skeleton town

These decrees are law eternal
Signed in marrow sealed in bone
The bone sovereign's rule supernal
Forever on his throne