Another rare entry from my !!!NEW!!! collection today which this time attempts to tackle the topical issue of HS2.
In 1893 a gentleman
by the name of George Le Brunn wrote a song called Oh! Mr Porter – made famous
by music hall performers such as Marie Lloyd. The chorus goes like this:
Oh! Mr Porter, what shall I
do,
I wanted to go to Birmingham,
and they've taken me on to Crewe,
Take me back to London, as
quickly as you can
Oh! Mr Porter what a silly
girl I am
Then in the 1960s
when a certain Doctor Beeching came along and started shutting down England’s
railways, the merry British public came up with this charming parody:
Oh, Dr Beeching, what have you
done?
There once were lots of trains
to catch, but soon there will be none,
I'll have to buy a bike, 'cause
I can't afford a car,
Oh, Dr. Beeching, what a
naughty man you are!
So I thought, in the
wake of the current turmoil caused by the HS2 debate, that I’d have a go myself:
Oh, Mr Cameron, what’s going on?
I used to have a house and home, but soon they will be gone
It’s all for HS2, but I can’t afford the fee
Oh, Mr Cameron, how it’s worth it I can’t see
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