He has appeared on "Shout", released by Shout for England in 2010, as England's unofficial World Cup song. It reached #1 in the UK charts.
His latest singing endeavor is "The Greatest Gift", as used in the Sainsbury's 2016 Christmas advert. It can be streamed on Spotify, and can be downloaded from iTunes, with all profits going to charity.
Your Fault
James Corden Lyrics
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I was given those beans!
You persuaded me to trade away
My cow for beans!
And without those beans
There'd have been no stalk
To get up to the giant's
In the first place!
Wait a minute, magic beans
For a cow so old
That you had to tell
A lie to sell it
Which you told!
Were they worthless beans?
Were they oversold?
Oh, and tell us who persuaded you
To steal that gold
See, it's your fault
No!
Yes, it's you fault
No!
Yes, it is!
It's not!
It's true
Wait a minute
But I only stole the gold
To get my cow back
From you!
So it's your fault!
Yes!
No, it isn't!
I'd have kept those beans
But our house was cursed
She made us get the cow to get
The curse reversed!
It's his father's fault
That the curse got placed
And the place got cursed
In the first place!
Oh!
Then it's his fault!
So
It was his fault!
No
Yes, it is
It's his
I guess
Wait a minute, though
I chopped down the beanstalk
Right, that's clear?
But without any beanstalk
Then what's queer
Is how did the second giant get down here
In the first place?
Second place?
Yes!
How?
Hmmm
Well,
Who had the other bean?
The other bean?
The other bean?
You pocketed the other bean
I didn't!
Yes I did
So it's your-
No, it isn't
'Cause I gave it to my wife!
So it's her fault!
No, it isn't!
Then whose is it?
Wait a minute!
She exchanged that bean
To obtain your shoe
So the one who knows what happened
To that bean is you!
You mean that old bean
That your wife, oh, dear
But I never knew,
And so I threw
Well, don't look here!
So it's your fault!
But
See, it's her fault!
But
And it isn't mine at all!
But what?
Well, if you hadn't gone
Back up again
We were needy
You were greedy!
Did you need that hen?
But I got it for my mother!
So it's her fault then!
Yes, and what about the harp
In the third place?
The harp, yes!
She went and dared me to!
I dared you to?
You dared me to!
She said that I was scared
So she dared me!
No, I didn't!
So it's your fault!
Wait a minute!
If you hadn't dared him to
And you had left the harp alone
We wouldn't be in trouble in the first place! (well, if you hadn't thrown away the bean)
In the first place!
Well, if she hadn't raised them in the first place! (it was your fault!)
(Right! It's you raised them in the first place!) yes, if you hadn't raised them in the first place!
You raised the beans in the first place!
It's your fault!
You're responsible!
You're the one to blame!
It's your fault!
The lyrics of "Your Fault" by James Corden are a comic dialogue between the characters from the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" attempting to assign blame for their collective misfortunes. In the song, they trade accusations and excuses, trying to place the responsibility for their actions on each other's shoulders. The first several verses relate to the exchange of the cow for the magic beans, and the subsequent growth of the beanstalk which leads to the giants' castle in the clouds. The characters argue about who was at fault for the initial trade and for the events that followed, including the theft of the giant's gold and the destruction of the beanstalk. The song's final verses become increasingly absurd as the blame game continues, with the characters questioning who is responsible for the giant's presence on Earth and for the raising of the beans in the first place.
The song underscores the idea of a moral lesson in the original story of "Jack and the Beanstalk," which warns against greed and the consequences of making reckless deals. By highlighting the shifting nature of blame and the absurdity of everyone avoiding responsibility, Corden's comedic interpretation of the story becomes a commentary on the human tendency to avoid accountability for one's actions.
Line by Line Meaning
But it isn't my fault
I am not the one to blame
I was given those beans!
I received the magic beans
You persuaded me to trade away
My cow for beans!
You convinced me to trade my cow for the beans
And without those beans
There'd have been no stalk
To get up to the giant's
In the first place!
The beans were necessary for me to climb the beanstalk and reach the giant
Wait a minute, magic beans
For a cow so old
That you had to tell
A lie to sell it
Which you told!
Were they worthless beans?
Were they oversold?
Oh, and tell us who persuaded you
To steal that gold
The cow was old and I had to lie to sell it for the magic beans. I am not sure about the worth of the beans, and you pushed me to steal the giant's gold
See, it's your fault
No!
Yes, it's you fault
No!
Yes, it is!
It's not!
It's true
You are the one to blame. No, I am not. Yes, you are. No, I am not. It is true that you are responsible
But I only stole the gold
To get my cow back
From you!
I stole the gold to get my cow back from you
So it's your fault!
Yes!
No, it isn't!
You are the one to blame. No, you are not
I'd have kept those beans
But our house was cursed
She made us get the cow to get
The curse reversed!
I would have kept the beans, but our house was cursed. We had to get the cow to reverse the curse
It's his father's fault
That the curse got placed
And the place got cursed
In the first place!
The curse was placed and the place was cursed because of his father's fault
Then it's his fault!
So
It was his fault!
No
Yes, it is
It's his
I guess
The fault is on him. I see. It is his fault. No, it is not. Yes, it is. He is at fault, I think
But without any beanstalk
Then what's queer
Is how did the second giant get down here
In the first place?
If there was no beanstalk, how did the second giant get down here?
Well,
Who had the other bean?
The other bean?
The other bean?
Who had the other magic bean?
You pocketed the other bean
I didn't!
Yes I did
You kept the other bean. I did not. Yes, you did
So it's your-
No, it isn't
'Cause I gave it to my wife!
So it's her fault!
It is not your fault. You gave the bean to your wife, so it is her fault
Wait a minute!
She exchanged that bean
To obtain your shoe
So the one who knows what happened
To that bean is you!
Your wife exchanged the bean to get your shoe. You are the one who knows what happened to that bean
You mean that old bean
That your wife, oh, dear
But I never knew,
And so I threw
Well, don't look here!
You are talking about that old bean that your wife had. I did not know about it and so I threw it away
See, it's her fault!
But
And it isn't mine at all!
But what?
Your wife is to blame, but it is not my fault at all. What are you implying?
Well, if you hadn't gone
Back up again
We were needy
You were greedy!
Did you need that hen?
If you had not climbed the beanstalk again, we would not be in this situation. We needed help, but you were being greedy. Did you really need that hen?
But I got it for my mother!
So it's her fault then!
Yes, and what about the harp
In the third place?
I got the hen for my mother. So it is her fault. What about the harp in the third place?
She went and dared me to!
I dared you to?
You dared me to!
She said that I was scared
So she dared me!
No, I didn't!
She dared me to take the harp. She said that I was scared and dared me. No, I did not
Wait a minute!
If you hadn't dared him to
And you had left the harp alone
We wouldn't be in trouble in the first place! (well, if you hadn't thrown away the bean)
In the first place!
Well, if she hadn't raised them in the first place! (it was your fault!)
(Right! It's you raised them in the first place!) yes, if you hadn't raised them in the first place!
You raised the beans in the first place!
If you had not dared me to take the harp and left it alone, we would not be in trouble. It was also your fault for raising the beans in the first place
It's your fault!
You're responsible!
You're the one to blame!
It's your fault!
You are at fault. You are responsible. You are the one to blame. It is your fault.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Stephen Sondheim
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