Don’t bang the drum
Don’t raise a cheer
The liberals might
hear
St George’s day
Must pass unnoticed
Uncelebrated
Unheeded
St George
Must remain
Unheralded
No fanfare
No flags unfurled
Lest we fall foul
Of patriotism
Or jingoism
There must be
No displays
Of Patriotic fervour
Or English pride
We must play it down
Let it pass
Lest we offend
After all this is
England
St Patrick’s day
Is celebrated every
where
“I’m Irish and I’m
proud”
They loudly declare
The media never hesitate
To show the people
celebrate
Endless Displays of
flags and emblems
Accompany patriotic
anthems
St Andrew’s day,
Wearing thistle bold,
Is marked with
Scottish pride
By young and old
The media never
hesitate
To show the people
celebrate
Endless Displays of
flags and emblems
Accompany patriotic
anthems
St David’s day
Resplendent with
daffodil
Is marked more soberly
Yet is celebrated
still
The media never
hesitate
To show the people
celebrate
Endless Displays of
flags and emblems
Accompany patriotic
anthems
St George’s day
Comes and goes
When is it marked?
Nobody knows
The media never
hesitate
To ignore attempts to
celebrate
With no displays of
flags and emblems
Accompanying un-played
patriotic anthems
Professionals have an end of life
Inescapable, though
they may try
Old stuntmen for
example just
Get discouraged they
never die
Have you ever seen a Purple Finch?
Apparently, I did
indeed once see one
I didn’t know it at
the time of course
Because they are
actually Crimson
Professionals have an end of life
Inescapable, though
they may try
Old accountants for
example just
Lose their balance,
they never die
A diplomat is a man who always,
Robert Frost stated
quite sage,
Who remembers a
woman’s birthday
But never remembers
her age
Lily Tomlin always
Wanted to be somebody
She could have been
More specific probably
A paraphrasing of one
of the great Lily Tomlin’s gags
