Proud of our hoary heritage
Famous for priests & monks
We hit the headlines recently
As a Democracy of drunks!
With the economy in tatters
And Governance on the brink,
Was it surprising that Powers
Had no other option but drink?
Lockdown's gone too long
No one wants to risk a call
When the economy is sick
Revival depends on alcohol!
These are modern battles
In an age of biological wars
We can't unleash stockpiles
We can surely open the bars!
Success is always measured
By the length of the queues
Outside parched wine-shops,
And the rocketing of revenues!
The best benefit of imbibing
And letting the masses loose,
Is that COVID is forgotten
In an exuberance of booze …