His are the seas that surround The isles of the free Their lakes, hills and valleys And country estates The Rangers that rove The orchard and grove Hunting for pheasants And keeping out peasants In the meadows and fields His fillies can yield There's hay for the horses And cake for the poor The homes of the homeless Are never rent-free Palaces and Castles Are expensive to keep Taxing his taxman Is collecting more fees Gold on the throne A jewel in the crown Patron of patrons Charity not chaste Begins in his home The kids in his class Bless their loyal subjects And their conscious neglect To reject their repression As the nation expects To comply with contrition The pauper's condition To obey and concur With the dame and the sir Loyal, respectful, proud to declare Patriotic, hypnotic Flags waving, hanging unfurled Soldiers go marching With trumpets and drums In the land of the free There's a price to be paid By the new age wage slaves Democracy's hypocrisy When rulers don't rule But own all they survey For King and for country Lets us all pray God save the King
The Challenge - A Satirical Poem Although using Monarchy as the central theme, it applies to the corporate empires that now decide and influence our futures rather than elected governments. In the UK we see the result of an elite school of business men who have taken control of government and acting on behalf of their peers.