The Clown Is Dead

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Oh! Take me back to dear old Blighty,
Put me on the train for London Town,
Take me anywhere,
Drop me anywhere,
Liverpool, Leeds or Birmingham
'Cause I don't care,
I should like to see my...
By land, by sea.
Farewell...

Here's this land's spineless jelly
Shunned like a cold tagliatelle
His very Lowness with his arse in his hands
Never sorry about his party plans

And so I checked all the registered historical facts
And I was not surprised to discover
How he's the 18th pale descendent
Of Moby Dick's blubber

So I apologised to the Palace
In my usual offhand manner
She said: "Get the plebs to pay for
My son's court case ya spanner"

We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry
And talk about Rees Mogg
But when you're tied to your nanny's apron
No one talks about big dog

We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry
And talk about precious things
Like being ambushed by a cake on my birthday
These are the things that killed me

We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry
And talk about precious things
But the rain that flattens my hair
These are the things that kill me

Back to TV to be funny
Have I Got News For You - made you more money
The clown is dead, boys
But he's not lonely, only dim

Life's a piece of pish when you're loaded
Life's a piece of pish when you're loaded

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from The Clown Is Dead, released July 7, 2022

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