The Royal Scam Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Odysseus7 

Cover art for The Royal Scam lyrics by Steely Dan

St. John could be San Juan, but if the song is already so literal, it could just as easily literally be "the city of St. John" on the island of St. John in the US Virgin Islands. The angry race of fallen kings, once again, a literal reference to the involuntary immigrants who were brought to the US centuries ago.

Far from mediocrity though. Probably one of the best "songs of (or perhaps more aptly about) the 20th century" before Aja.