Thursday, June 21, 2007

The More Things Change All Over Again

Most of our Supreme Court Justices have never represented real people & the chicken hawks who avoided service lead us into war. Maybe Sir Joseph Porter was right.

. . . that junior partnership, I ween,
Was the only ship that I ever had seen.
But that kind of ship so suited me,
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!

I grew so rich that I was sent
By a pocket borough into Parliament.
I always voted at my party's call,
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.
I thought so little, they rewarded me
By making me the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!

Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool,
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule -
Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
And you all may be rulers of the Queen's Navee!




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