Every Man a King (song)
"Every Man a King" is a song cowritten by Louisiana's Governor and United States Senator Huey Pierce Long Jr. and Castro Carazo. Long was known for his political slogan "Every man a king," which is also the title of his 1933 autobiography and the catch-phrase of his Share Our Wealth proposal during the Great Depression. The song's lyrics include the lines "With castles and clothing and food for all/ All belongs to you". The song was co-written in 1935 by Huey Long and Castro Carazo, the band director of Louisiana State  University, a former orchestra leader at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans brought to LSU by Long himself. Origin. The phrase "Every man a king, but no one wears a crown" was adopted from Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. Long also used the phrase as a political slogan and as the name of his autobiography. Recordings. Singer-songwriter Randy Newman recorded the song on his 1974 album "Good Old Boys".