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Tuesday, November 05, 2024


Remember, remember!

The fifth of November,

The Gunpowder treason and plot;

I know of no reason

Why the Gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot!

Guy Fawkes and his companions

Did the scheme contrive,

To blow the King and Parliament

All up alive.

Threescore barrels, laid below,

To prove old England's overthrow.

But, by God's providence, him they catch,

With a dark lantern, lighting a match!

A stick and a stake

For King James's sake!

If you won't give me one,

I'll take two,

The better for me,

And the worse for you.

A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,

A penn'orth of cheese to choke him,

A pint of beer to wash it down,

And a jolly good fire to burn him.

Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!

Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!

Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!

9 comments:

Stephen said...

"Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing,
Onward! the sailors cry;
Carry the lad that's born to be king
Over the sea to Skye.....

" Many's the lad, fought on that day
Well the claymore did wield;
When the night came, silently lay
Dead on Culloden's field."

Marian H said...

Happy bonfire night! XD
We have... other fires to attend to over on this side of the pond..

CyberKitten said...

Would that be once the count is 'confirmed'... Or next January? Presumably your State is Blue and is expected to stay that way?

CyberKitten said...

Ok..... [grin]

Stephen said...

Depending on the results, I imagine we may see a LOT of 'mostly peaceful protests'. DC businesses are already boarding themselves up in defense of the army of 'joy'.

CyberKitten said...

I see that the Philly DA had some 'advice' to those who wanted to 'play militia'.... "F around and Find Out". What HAS America come to? Leader of the Free World? Bastion of Democracy? I guess we'll see soon enough....

VV said...

Happy bonfire night also! We’re in a blue state too, it’s the rest of the country I worry about in this group project. 🙄

CyberKitten said...

I have a BAD feeling about it..... [cringe]

Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Taken said...

Exactly. I unfortunately live in a very red state, but luckily was born and raised in a very blue state. So I am a little blue dot here in Omaha, with other little blue dots, trying to make things better one district at a time.