obama's victory

[Ian Livingston]

Sounds Aussie, right enough. Have to wait and see about the author's
attempt at prophecy.

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:11 PM, jochen stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com>wrote:

> A poem sent to me by an eccentric observer from down under:
>
> TO THE MUSIC OF HANDEL
>
> 'Twas the night after Victory
> and through the White House,
> nought could be heard stirring,
> not even a mouse -
>
> till the Dawn brings a fanfare
> and clashing of cymbals,
> like to throw the poor ecosphere
> clean off its gimbals,
> and a thunderous drum
> to announce Kingdom Come:
>
> Obamas
> in pyjamas
> come dancing down the stairs -
> Obamas in pyjamas
> now free from all their cares!
> "Allelujah! Allelujah!
> It's ours for four more years!"
>
>
> While in Boston sour Mitt,
> said: "Frankly, I don't give a shit!
> But I shall pray for our Great Land
> under that black half-wit!
> Yet I sure do regret all those billions of cash,
> that inflated my air-ship - 'cause the mother's gone crash!
> Sure, I put my whole faith in the Angel Moroni,
> but there's this nagging doubt
> (but don't noise it about!)
> that the fucker's a phoney!"
>
> Obamas in pyjamas... (da capo ut supra)
>
>
> Oh, our Great USA,
> Mortgaged Home of the Free,
> what a ruinous way
> to buy back Liberty!
> Allelujah! Allelujah!
> What a crazy outlay
> to recoup Liberty!
> Al - le - lu - jah! (da capo ad infinitum)
>
> What do you think?
>
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