He’s a Patriot! He dedicates
A soul to Freedom and to Reason;
Not his personal soul, my mates,
But the soul of the whole nation.
And he fairly weighs up everyone,
Pounds and pence thrown in the scale,
He’s human – why – what’s to be done?
His very soul is up for sale.
And he’s a good Christian chap
He never misses a single mass
But he only climbs the temple step
‘Cos the deals are just too good to miss.
And he fairly weighs up everyone,
Pounds and pence thrown in the scale,
He’s human – why – what’s to be done?
His very wife is up for sale
And he’s got a benevolent heart
To the orphan, he’ll be kind.
But he don’t feed you for his part
You feed him, brothers, with your grind.
And he fairly weighs up everyone,
Pounds and pence thrown in the scale,
He’s human – why – what’s to be done
He’ll guzzle all the goodies without fail.
Translated by Christopher Buxton
