Standing To Deliver
(To the tune of the song by Adam & The Ants, 1981) We're the dandy ruling class, we earned our chops at Eton; our Daddy's cash makes such a splash, our 'O' Grades take some beatin'. The devil take your National Health, your Single Mum exemptions! We'll cook the books, call you the crooks, and then call an Election! Stand and deliver! Your money, for your life - Ha! Read it in The Mirror! From Pontefract to Fife - Ha! We're the dandy ruling class devoid of all compassion. Pensions, schools and libraries? Just one more thing to ration. So what's the point of austerity with backs already breaking? It's all a bluff, to grab more stuff, a class war in the making! Stand and deliver! Your money, for your life - Ha! Read it in The Mirror! From Pontefract to Fife - Ha! Even though your unions scold, the finance sector's mine: all mine. We're the the dandy ruling class, so tired of dole queue losers! Of overflowing prison yards, of wasters, chavs and users! You're the lazy working class - there'll be no revolution - so take a hike, get on yer bike or face life persecution! Stand and deliver! Your money, for your life - Ha! Read it in The Mirror! from Pontefract to Fife - Ha! And though your business plan is bold, the tax breaks will be mine: all mine. Quack, quack: That Corbyn's a quack, quack, That Corbyn's a quack, quack, That Corbyn's a quack, quack, Stand and Deliver, your money and your life. (Original song written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni.) ANGELA T. CARR Angela T. Carr is a widely-published poet. She was born in Glasgow, now based in Dublin. In 2014, she participated in Poetry Ireland's Introductions series, was shortlisted for the Patrick Kavanagh Award, and won the Allingham Poetry Prize. Her debut poetry collection, How to Lose Your Home & Save Your Life, was published November 2014, and her work has been broadcast on RTE Radio One. www.adreamingskin.com |