All For One
Spamalot Lyrics
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And so, King Arthur gathered his Knights together, bringing from all the corners of the Kingdom, the strongest and bravest in
The land to sit at the Round Table. The strangely flatulent Sir Bedevere, the dashingly handsome Sir Galahad, the homicidally brave Sir Lancelot, Sir Robin the Not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot, who slew the vicious Chicken of Bristol, and who
Personally wet himself at the Battle of Badon Hill.
...And the aptly named, Sir Not-appearing-in-this-show.
Sir Not Appearing
Historian
Together they formed a band whose names
And deeds were to be retold throughout the Centuries
The Knights of the Round Table.
All
All for one
One for all
All for one
And one for all
Bedevere
Some for some
Galahad
None for none
Robin
Slightly less for people we don't like
Lancelot
And a little bit more for me
All
All round this Blightly land
We are his mighty band
Ooooh
King Arthur's strongest knights
We are prepared to fight
Whoooo-ever
All for one
Two for all
All for some
And free for all!
The lyrics of Spamalot's song "All For One" describe the formation of the Knights of the Round Table and the brave and quirky characters that make up the group. The Historian introduces the gathering of the kingdom's strongest and boldest knights to sit at King Arthur's Round Table. The knights mentioned in the song include Sir Bedevere, who is oddly flatulent, as well as the handsome Sir Galahad and the homicidally brave Sir Lancelot. Sir Robin, who is not quite as brave as Sir Lancelot, is also part of the band, and it is noted that he wet himself at the Battle of Badon Hill. The song also mentions the aptly named Sir Not-appearing-in-this-show, who apologizes for his absence.
The chorus of the song repeatedly emphasizes the unity and loyalty of the Knights of the Round Table: "All for one, one for all, all for one and one for all." However, the individual knights each contribute their own perspective on this idea. Sir Bedevere sings "some for some," suggesting that the idea of equal contributions is not necessarily realistic. Sir Galahad argues that "none for none," indicating that every knight should play their part in the group's efforts. Sir Robin suggests that those they do not like only deserve "slightly less" contribution from the knights. Sir Lancelot, on the other hand, proudly sings "a little bit more for me."
Line by Line Meaning
And so, King Arthur gathered his Knights together, bringing from all the corners of the Kingdom, the strongest and bravest in The land to sit at the Round Table.
King Arthur invited the bravest knights from all over the kingdom to join him at the Round Table.
The strangely flatulent Sir Bedevere, the dashingly handsome Sir Galahad, the homicidally brave Sir Lancelot, Sir Robin the Not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot, who slew the vicious Chicken of Bristol, and who Personally wet himself at the Battle of Badon Hill.
Some of the knights in King Arthur's court were Sir Bedevere, who farted a lot, Sir Galahad, who was very handsome, Sir Lancelot, who was a fearless killer, and Sir Robin, who wasn't as brave as Lancelot but still managed to defeat a dangerous chicken. Also, Robin wet himself at the Battle of Badon Hill.
Sorry.
Sir Not-appearing-in-this-show apologizes for not being present.
Together they formed a band whose names And deeds were to be retold throughout the Centuries The Knights of the Round Table.
The knights formed a band and their heroic names and deeds were going to be remembered for centuries to come.
All for one
We support each other and are united.
One for all
We put the needs of the group ahead of our individual needs.
All round this Blightly land We are his mighty band Ooooh King Arthur's strongest knights We are prepared to fight Whoooo-ever
We are a force to be reckoned with and we are ready to fight for King Arthur against anyone who opposes him.
Two for all
If there are only two of us, we still support each other completely.
All for some And free for all!
We support those who support us and everyone is free to help each other but not obligated to do so.
Some for some
We'll only support those who support us in return. Otherwise, tough luck.
None for none
If you don't support us, don't expect anything in return.
Slightly less for people we don't like
If we don't like you, we won't support you as much as others.
And a little bit more for me
I'll put my individual needs above the group's if it benefits me slightly.
Contributed by James W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.