'Ethel and Ernest' Raymond Briggs
it's too late for this
can't rewind the clock
you opened your doors
now wish they were locked
you tossed the commonweal
to favour past foes
this was the start
of all of your woes
the money was good
the price was too high
you bargained your soul
and now you all cry
two generations of yoof
don't know of your past
you made them cosmopolitan
now say its a farce
you've won the vote
but things wont be quiet
the leopards were born
with those spots dark and light
their thinking is different
you wont change their minds
the media too powerful
new god of the time
in future
instead of being dazzled by cash
look into the crystal ball
view the oncoming crash
any ethel could have told you
these common sense facts
