American Pie............

[ggrimes]

We all know the tune, now here are the words:

 

 

A long, long time ago... we can still remember how

the party used to make us smile.

And we thought if we had our chance,

That we could make the people dance,

And maybe they'd be happy for a while.

But Mandelson he made us shiver,

With every change that he delivered,

But things worked on the doorstep...

We only need one more step.

 

We can't remember if we cried

When we found out that they had lied

Turned into something we despised

The day Old Labour died.

 

So, bye, bye our Pro-American guy

Had a bevy with Lord Levy 'cause the coffers were dry

Some good ol' boys gave us a loan on the sly

Singing now I'll be a Lord when I die

now I'll be a Lord when I die

 

Did you read "The State We're In"

And finish with a beaming grin

If the party told you so

 

Did you believe in British coal

Did Maggie chill you to your soul

Did Tony promise everything would change?

 

Well once, we were in love with him

'Cause we saw the polls and knew we'd win

And we thought the Union dues

Would banish those Tory Blues

 

We were a youthful, modern, sassy bunch

With pink carnations and prawns for lunch

but even back then I had a hunch

It was the day Old Labour died

We should be singing'...

 

Bye, bye our Pro-American guy

Had a bevy with Lord Levy 'cause the coffers were dry

So some good ol' boys gave us a loan on the sly

Singing now I'll be a Lord when I die

now I'll be a Lord when I die

 

Now for 10 years we've had Teflon Tone

Making No.10 his family home

But that's not how things are going to be

 

'Cause now bruiser Prescott's made Tony scream

With a cowboy hat and a life obscene

And a wage that came from you and me

 

And while King Tony was looking down

Dave the Chameleon stole his crown

The voter's heads were spinning

"Does if matter who is winning?"

 

While Gordon read a book on Marx

Protesters gathered in the parks

We sang the Red Flag in the dark

The day Old Labour died

We should be singing'...

 

Bye, bye our Pro-American guy

Had a bevy with Lord Levy 'cause the coffers were dry

So some good ol' boys gave us a loan on the sly

Singing now I'll be a Lord when I die

now I'll be a Lord when I die

 

Helter Skelter another summer swelter

Blair bunked down in his fallout shelter

down in the polls and falling fast

 

A Party tired of their past

Old Labour simply couldn't last

The Chameleon has victory in his grasp.

 

Opinion polls show certain doom

New Labour types are prone to Gloom

But still they smile and dance

'cause the Liberals have no chance.

 

As the Tories tried to take the field

With their affairs and loans long concealed

What else could be revealed?

the day Old Labour died.

 

Bye, bye our Pro-American guy

Had a bevy with Lord Levy 'cause the coffers were dry

So some good ol' boys gave us a loan on the sly

Singing now I'll be a Lord when I die

now I'll be a Lord when I die

 

There we were all in one place

A once great party lost in space

With no time left to start again

 

So come on let's be retro, let's be old

Let's be at our best but not that bold

'Cause Tony is the cause of all our woe.

 

As we watched him on the stage

Our hands were clenched in fists of rage

No angel born in hell

Could break this centrist's spell

 

And as the polls dive deep right out of sight

Despite our headlong rush to the right

We see Cameron laughing with delight

because Old Labour died.

 

I met a voter who longed for the Blues

And I tried to remind them of more happy news

But they just smiled and turned away

 

I went back to that old Clause 4

Where we once took solace years before

But the men there said the mines had gone away

 

And in Iraq the children screamed

The soldiers died while politicians dreamed

But not a word was spoken

The apologies were token

 

And the three things we admired the most

The NHS, Schools and the Post

Are almost public sector ghosts

Since the day Old Labour died

We should be singing'...

 

Bye, bye our Pro-American guy

Had a bevy with Lord Levy 'cause the coffers were dry

So some good ol' boys gave us a loan on the sly

Singing now I'll be a Lord when I die

now I'll be a Lord when I die

[guinnessman]

Well I always hated Labour whether they were Old or New, but good re-write nonetheless mate

[casey_cole]

Did you write it? Either way - funny.

 

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