Strangely both I and my wife thought of a certain councillor when we heard this. I’ll leave it to readers to guess which leader and party we immediately both thought of!
I grew so rich that I was sent
By a pocket borough into local government
I always voted at my party’s call
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all
He never thought of thinking for himself at all
I thought so little,
they rewarded me
By making me the leader of the Party
He thought so little,
they rewarded he
By making him the leader of the Party
Now, landsmen all, whoever you may be
If you want to rise to the top of the tree
If your soul isn’t fettered to an office stool
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule
Stick close to your desks,
Yes,
And never go to sea
And you all may be leaders of the Party
Stick close to your desks and never go to sea
And you all may be leaders of the Party
With thanks to Gilbert and Sullivan for the original lyrics. If you’d like to watch the original it’s on youtube here.
