{"id":5705,"date":"2012-01-18T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/?p=5705"},"modified":"2017-01-24T18:14:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T23:14:30","slug":"songs-of-education-history-a-few-words-for-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2012\/01\/songs-of-education-history-a-few-words-for-wednesday.html","title":{"rendered":"Songs of Education, History (A Few Words for Wednesday)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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G.K. Chesterton<\/a> wrote poems too, and songs, of course. I found this neat little example of satirical verse that could become a quite compelling earworm, when set to a jaunty tune. This is a selection that can be found in Chesterton\u2019s The Ballad of St. Barbara, And Other Verses.<\/em> This one sounds like it could have come from the comedic masters of Monty Python<\/em>.<\/p>\n

SONGS OF EDUCATION:
\n I. History
\nForm 991785, Sub-Section D <\/p>\n

THE Roman threw us a road, a road,
\n And sighed and strolled away:
\n The Saxon gave us a raid, a raid,
\nA raid that came to stay;
\nThe Dane went west, but the Dane confessed
\nThat he went a bit too far;
\nAnd we all became, by another name,
\nThe Imperial race we are. <\/p>\n

Chorus,<\/em>
\nThe Imperial race, the inscrutable race,
\nThe invincible race we are. <\/p>\n

Though Sussex hills are bare, are bare,
\nAnd Sussex weald is wide,
\nFrom Chichester to Chester
\nMen saw the Norman ride;
\nHe threw his sword in the air and sang
\nTo a sort of a light guitar;
\nIt was all the same, for we all became
\nThe identical nobs we are.<\/p>\n

Chorus,<\/em>
\nThe identical nobs, individual nobs
\nUnmistakable nobs we are. <\/p>\n

The people lived on the land, the land,
\nThey pottered about and prayed;
\nThey built a cathedral here and there
\nOr went on a small crusade:
\nTill the bones of Becket were bundled out
\nFor the fun of a fat White Czar,
\nAnd we all became, in spoil and flame,
\nThe intelligent lot we are.<\/p>\n

Chorus,<\/em>
\nThe intelligent lot, the intuitive lot,
\nThe infallible lot we are. <\/p>\n

O Warwick woods are green, are green,
\nBut Warwick trees can fall:
\nAnd Birmingham grew so big, so big,
\nAnd Stratford stayed so small.
\nTill the hooter howled to the morning lark
\nThat sang to the morning star;
\nAnd we all became, in freedom\u2019s name,
\nThe fortunate chaps we are.<\/p>\n

Chorus,<\/em>
\nThe fortunate chaps, felicitous chaps,
\nThe fairy-like chaps we are. <\/p>\n

The people they left the land, the land,
\nBut they went on working hard;
\nAnd the village green that had got mislaid
\nTurned up in the squire\u2019s back-yard:
\nBut twenty men of us all got work
\nOn a bit of his motor car;
\nAnd we all became, with the world\u2019s acclaim,
\nThe marvellous mugs we are:<\/p>\n

Chorus,<\/em>
\nThe marvellous mugs, miraculous mugs,
\nThe mystical mugs we are. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Have a look at the book on the YIMCatholic Bookshelf.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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