Yes We Are No Piranhas
There's a government in town
It's run by a Scot
And his name is Gordon Brown
And does he talk some rot!
When you ask his policies,
He moves to higher ground
And in one complicated breath
He says he's saved the pound
He tells you
“Yes, we are no piranhas
We are no piranhas today
We're not like Devonians
Nor like Old Etonians
These are who we keep at bay -
We have Mesopotamia
But we haven't no shame, dear
And yes, we are no piranhas,
We are no piranhas today.”
Overseas they're on their knees
With Afghan power-play:
“Send in Jack, or call Barack,
Tell Karzai what to say.”
When they came to do the count,
The sums were all askew,
But body-bags, a fair amount,
Were ordered in, brand-new,
The West says
“Yes, we are no piranhas,
We are no piranhas today
We're not like Devonians
Nor like Old Etonians
These are who we keep at bay -
Spiky fish may well be breeding:
That's as much as we're conceding -
And yes, we are no piranhas,
We are no piranhas today.”
Read the Guardian story about the piranha here
Read the Guardian story about McChrystal here
You can hear the original song, sung by Harry Blake (and download it) here
