Puzzlement The King and I (Original Broadway Cast) (Ft. Yul Brynner)

[KING]
There are times I almost think
I am not sure of what I absolutely know
Very often find confusion
In conclusion I concluded long ago
In my head are many facts
Which, as a student, I have studied to procure
In my head are many facts
Of which I wish I was more certain I was sure

[Spoken]
Is a puzzlement! What to tell a growing son?

[Sung]
What for instance, shall I say to him of women?
Shall I educate him on the ancient lines?
Shall I tell the boy as far as he is able
To respect his wives and love his concubines?
Shall I tell him everyone is like the other
And the better of the two is really neither?
If I tell him this I think he won't believe it—
And I nearly think that I don't believe it either

Shall I join with other nations in alliance?
If allies are weak, am I not best alone?
If allies are strong with power to protect me
Might they not protect me out of all I own?