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I'll tell of the Magna Charter	A
As were signed at the Barons' command	B
On Runningmead Island in t' middle of t' Thames	C
By King John as were known as Lack Land	B
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Some say it were wrong of the Barons	D
Their will on the King so to thrust	E
But you'll see if you look at both sides of the case	F
That they had to do something or bust	E
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For John from the moment they crowned him	G
Started acting so cunning and sly	H
Being King of course he couldn't do wrong	I
But by gum he'd a proper good try	H
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He squandered the ratepayers' money	J
All their cattle and corn did he take	K
'Til there wasn't a morsel of bread in the land	B
And folk had to manage on cake	K
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The way he behaved to young Arthur	A
Went to show as his feelings was bad	L
He tried to get Hubert to poke out his eyes	M
Which is no way to treat a young lad	L
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It were all right him being a tyrant	N
To vassals and folks of that class	O
But he tried on his tricks with the Barons an' all	P
And that's where he made a 'faux pas'	O
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He started bombarding their castles	O
And burning them over their head	Q
'Til there wasn't enough castles left to go round	R
And they had to sleep six in a bed	Q
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So they went to the King in a body	J
And their spokesman Fitzwalter by name	S
He opened the 'ole in his 'elmet and said	Q
Conciliatory like What's the game	S
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The King starts to shilly and shally	P
He sits and he haws and he hums	O
'Til the Barons in rage started gnashing their teeth	T
And them with no teeth gnashed their gums	O
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Said Fitz through the 'ole in his 'elmet	Q
It was you as put us in this plight	Q
And the King having nothing to say to this murmured	Q
Leave your address and I'll write	Q
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This angered the gallant Fitzwalter	A
He stamped on the floor with his foot	Q
And were starting to give John a rare ticking off	U
When the 'ole in his 'elmet fell shut	Q
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We'll get him a Magna Charter	A
Said Fitz when his face he had freed	Q
Said the Barons That's right and if one's not enough	V
Get a couple and happen they'll breed ''	-
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So they set about making a Charter	A
When at finish they'd got it drawn up	W
It looked like a paper on cattle disease	O
Or the entries for t' Waterloo Cup	W
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Next day King John all unsuspecting	X
And having the afternoon free	A
To Runningmead Island had taken a boat	Q
And were having some shrimps for his tea	A
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He'd just pulled the 'ead off a big 'un	J
And were pinching its tail with his thumb	Y
When up came a barge load of Barons who said	Q
We thought you'd be here so we've come	Y
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When they told him they'd brought Magna Charter	A
The King seemed to go kind of limp	Z
But minding his manners he took off his hat	Q
And said Thanks very much have a shrimp	Z
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You'd best sign at once said Fitzwalter	A
If you don't I'll tell thee for a start	Q
The next coronation will happen quite soon	J
And you won't be there to take part	Q
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So they spread Charter out on t' tea table	P
And John signed his name like a lamb	A2
His writing in places was sticky and thick	B2
Through dipping his pen in the jam	A2
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And it's through that there Magna Charter	A
As were signed by the Barons of old	Q
That in England to day we can do what we like	C2
So long as we do what we're told	Q

Marriott Edgar

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