Ode to Joy

Sing a song of joy and glory -
You must be taking the piss.
During the regime of the Iron Lady
Miss Selfridge named a lipstick after her
Dark maroon, if I recall.

Unionists voting on the slope of a hillside
Makes it easier to see
Who hasn't put their hand up.
Crisp pink and white striped blouses
Put me off banking for the rest of my natural.

The Elysian Fields live in Paris
Along with the rest of the French Revolution.
School inspector orders me not to faint
At the death of Robespierre
On pain of being shot as a crypto-Jacobin
Thus surplus to requirement
During a recession.

Labour isn't working.
What do you expect
When there's no jobs
And Greenham Common to surround
With a ring of peace?

I chose this dawn to be alive
Because it sounded like a good idea at the time.
All mankind are brothers-in-arms
Gotta install microwave oven
Custom kitchen, colour TV.

Unblessed with blow-dry hair
Fascination with blue Curucao must suffice.
When does the next flight leave for Mars?