saxon51 Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 Our National Anthem needs updatin' Why not now, why are we waitin'? On this thread's the place and time Cos after all, its got to rhyme. So here we go, let's have a shot Put minds in gear, see what we've got This rhythm we don't need heed Just lots of lovely verse to read. With hands on hearts and be upstandin' Simple prose, not too demandin' Keep it English, proud but clean And for God's sake DON'T include the Queen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoworking Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Now steady on, don't get in a tiz There's really nowt wrong wi our Liz To sing an anthem wi' out her name Why, that would be a right daft game She is our monarch when all's said & done Tho' you may think she's not much fun She's been our Queen these fifty years That's lots of waving, handshaking and tears She's unelected, that is true But that's because her blood is blue We don't want a politician on the throne Let's salute the Queen and not her drones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 To the tune of 'Hope and Glory' Here's my first attempt Hope it don't offend you lot No offence is meant. LAND OF DOPE AND WHINGERS England's industry-free We are useless at football But how we really love thee. Rover went to the Germans Jaguar sold out to Ford All the things we were proud of Bought by someone abroad. Clowns who sit at elections Titles that don't mean a thing Earls, Dukes, Barons and MPs Come on all of you sing. Land of dope and whingers English woman and man Praise this home of our fathers While it goes down the pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 I get your point there Mojo mate Its not our Liz I wish to slate I, like you, respect the lass She's done us proud these long years past. Her name to mention would be fine But surely not in every line Our present anthem's not much fun With 'Queen' in three lines on the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 And now here is the final verse Of 'LAND OF DOPE AND WHINGERS' And yes, it will include the Queen I've patriotic twinges. All hail the QUEEN and her offspring Charles, Anne, Andrew and Ed We're all certain of one thing She should have had gold-fish in-stead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittykat Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 there was an old man called jim he hated his new blue bin a fish he threw in made it rotten and stink so he pulled the fish out by its fin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 markham, a request ? for it is at your bequest we slave and pore, and tap our fingers sore. we've come this far, let's raise the bar! move our eyes, towards the skies. leave anthems behind, soar with our minds, in ether capacious (and quotes ingracious). once upon I time, i saw you alter the rhyme. not far to go now, before we let it all flow now! quatrains and triplets - tercets and couplets - rhyming conventions - and bold inventions. to express our collective prime directive. meaning is sought, but infrequently caught. on our lines of verse, purple or terse. lets escape the norm, and play with the form. swap the rhyme from time to time and try something new you may find it crosses your mind to do the same thing too of course, it's your call, I know that. you've started so now you'll finish but perhaps you'd step up to bat and continue with a flourish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted March 10, 2004 Author Share Posted March 10, 2004 Ok Phan, I'm back again With you I do agree I'll bend the rules So all you ghouls Can contribute, with me. Your verse, your beat, its up to you Just try to keep it clean So type away Let's start today Believe me, I'm still keen. Maybe if we add a verse For every forum thread A line or two From all of you Before we go to bed. For instance chaps, example here! The one about CAT CRAWLIN' Hit little brats With baseball bats? That really is appallin'. And what about the blonde haired lass Who tries to scrounge our cash? We must keep clear We live in fear In case we get a rash. And what of using words like SCUM So free and off the cuff When other words Describe these turds Like BUM or SOD or CHUFF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted March 10, 2004 Author Share Posted March 10, 2004 Well, Foxxx and me we disagreed On benefits and fraud My pants turned brown So I backed down Its over. Thank the Lord! What future doth this forum hold If all of us agreed? We'd more or less Just all say 'Yes' Then there'd be nowt to read. So here I say, with hand on heart Long may OUR forum last We'll have our say Each brand new day Leave squabbles in the past. Oh, by-the-way, I quite forgot How do we pronounce SCONE? The same as GONE That rhymes with JOHN? Or just like TELEPHONE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted March 10, 2004 Author Share Posted March 10, 2004 Its Tango2's birth-day today So let's be hail and haughty Knockin' on Hair soon be gone And creeping up to 40!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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