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King Charles is more Important than You

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That’s what the TV commentator said

Over and over again

 

nobody waves you to work

You can’t even afford the electricity meter

 

King Charles is more important than you

 

And yet you wave and clap along

Like a gaggle of geese

Watch the military goose step away

 

King Charles is no more important than you

 

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Monarchs

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise

Sat reading in bed in those innocent days.

‘What’s the book?’ Eric says.

‘Kings and Queens of England’.

‘Pardon?’

‘Monarchs!’ Ernie cried.

Eric looked suitably mortified.

 

From that point of view,

Monarchy’s all right.

‘And what do you do?’

They have nice hats,

A twinkle in the eye

And friends in high places

(Though not as hi...

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