Chinese Emperors
Beware the Chinese Emperors
Beware their Eastern jive
Beware the way they settle scores
Or have you flayed alive
Take Mae Kuh Go, so glib of lips
Intransigent and fishy
He’s had his rice, and also chips
For being washy-wishy
Take Bo Ri Sjo, the man who conned
Himself that he was macho
When he was dumb and very blonde
And couldn’t run a chatshow
Take Li Am Fo, the danger mouse
His mouth awash with soap
The Doctor like a jolly louse –
With a greasy stethoscope
They run the gauntlet and the screw
The wheel and also rack
All brittle pots, I say to you
Who call the kettle black
For they are Chinese Emperors
The dynasts of the dark
And when they make a common cause
Think fondly of the shark
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