Tuesday, October 03, 2017

THE RIGHT TO WORK IN OUR FREE SOCIETY (weekly poem)


THE RIGHT TO WORK IN OUR FREE SOCIETY

'The Right to Work' – where is this 'right',
Enshrined in any law?
No profit for the boss – no job,
You're shown right out the door!

It's wishful thinking on your part,
And Brother that's a fact;
And Sister, there just never was,
A Parliamentary Act.

So you can march on Downing Street,
And make an awful fuss;
And rattle-on how proud you are,
To all be 'wurkin-cluss'!

You then can holler and demand,
Your non-existent right;
And wave your banners all you want,
And fight your phoney fight.

Then loudly sing 'Jerusalem',
To all the bosses hoots;
Pull down your flat caps and all boast,
About your 'wurkin-roots'.

The law on jobs is all about,
The Guv'nor's pounds and pence;
Thus he can say to you, ‘Go hang’,
A 'Capital' offence'!

© Richard Layton


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