Michael Gove, What Have You Done?

by James Shuttleworth

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Michael Gove decided he's going to
Take away all the children's fun
He's discouraging all the good books
On the GCSE syllabus.
Which includes the American lit;
Harper Lee and John Steinbeck.
Leaving the kids with Shakespeare and Carol Ann Duffy.
I hate Carol Ann Duffy (miserable cow).

Oh Michael, what have you done?
You've taken away all the children's fun
The iconic books that pave the way
For all the liberal young minds today
I hate your damn smug grin
It makes me want to punch you on the chin
I'm not really a violent man
It's just, you've got the most evil plans.

Michael and David saw that
UKIP were on an upwards trend
So they thought they'd use that to
Fabricate some votes round the bend
By preserving British lit
Without realising that the core of it's shit
In comparison to profound notions
That come from across the Atlantic ocean.

If you were in the books, they'd find you out
You'd be foiled by Jem and Scout
They'd show that you are a fool
Like an upper-class Bob Ewell
You can't expect your past to work
for everyone else
You need to take a step back and look
at everyone else instead of yourself.

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released June 6, 2014
Music by James Shuttleworth.
Lyrics by James Shuttleworth and Stephen Alty.

Produced and mixed by George Quinnell-Harcombe.

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