"Something Wonderful" is a song featured in the 1956 film The King and I with music composed by Richard Rodgers and lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. In the song, Lady Thiang explains the complexity of her relationship with the King in an appeal to Anna.
Lyrics[]
This is a man who thinks with his heart
His heart is not always wise
This is a man who stumbles and falls,
But this is a man who tries
This is a man
You’ll forgive and forgive
And help and protect,
As long as you live
He will not always say
What you would have him say,
But now and then he’ll say
Something wonderful
The thoughtless things he’ll do
Will hurt and worry you,
Then all at once he’ll do
Something wonderful
He has a thousand dreams
That won’t come true
You know that he believes in them
And that’s enough for you
You’ll always go along,
Defend him when he’s wrong,
And tell him when he’s strong,
He is wonderful
He’ll always need your love,
And so he’ll get your love –
A man who needs your love
Can be wonderful
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