ramblings and things
I am a Modern Socialist
I practice anew every day
To teach the working class
To do not as I do but as I say.
I read the Gruniard daily
To view the latest trends
Which I can then discuss
Over drinks with my friends.
My degree's in Sociology
Where I got a good Third
And I've had lots of practice
At making my voice heard.
I am working for the Party
As a Party Political Aide.
Just a few months and
My future should be made
When I get the chance
To fight a lost cause seat.
I shall show such dignity
In accepting my defeat
With a gracious speech
Which stands me in good stead
And then I fight the next one
Where the party is well ahead.
And the party machine
Will grind quickly into gear
And my election as MP
Draws inexorably near.
Oh I'm a Modern Socialist
And with Gruniard in hand
Will take my seat in Parliament
And join that elite elected band
And in the House of Commons bar
I'll raise my first subsidized glass
And drink a toast of joy
To the voting working class.
I'll sing the Internationale
On Conference Closing Day
And instruct the working class to
Do not as I do, but rather do as I say,
For I'm a Modern Socialist,
Know the theories of stress and strife
Which makes up for the fact that I’ve
Not had a proper job in all my working life.
Modern Socialist