The Brandon Free Press have just received this wonderful rendition of Sleigh Bells, suitably altered, without recourse to official policy, and amended as they deem it to be expedient.
TEARS OF LAUGHTER THAT ARE GLISTENING
IN OUR EYES, COS WE AINT LISTENING
AMID THE CANT AND THE TRITE, WE'RE HAPPY TONIGHT
LURKING IN OUR WHITEHALL BLUNDERLAND
GONE AWAY ARE OUR OLD FOOLS
HERE TO STAY ARE OUR NEW RULES
WE'LL TELL YOU YOUR WRONG AND CAN'T HAVE YOUR 'GONG'
SHIRKING IN OUR WHITEHALL BLUNDERLAND
IN THE MoD THEY'LL NEVER HEAR YA!
CONCEPTIONALLY THEY HAVE NO IDEA
ISN'T IT A PITY THE HONOURS AND DECORATIONS COMMITTEE
ARE SMIRKING IN THEIR WHITEHALL BLUNDERLAND
LATER ON WE WILL ALL CONSPIRE
TO OUR DESKS WE'LL ALL RETIRE
TO OUR MINISTER'S REGRET WHAT YOU FOUND IN THE 'GAZETTE'
BUT YOU CAN STUFF IT COS WE'LL ALL BE OUT OF TOWN
TO HER 'MAJ' WE WERE MISLEADING
DON'T CARE HEARTS ARE BLEEDING
DOESN'T IT MAKE YOU SICK THAT WE'VE GOT PHONEY DICK
WORKING IN OUR WHITEHALL BLUNDERLAND
NOW WE'VE SAID IT'S DOUBLE MEDALLING
RESTROSPECTIVELY WE'VE BEEN BACK PEDALLING
WE THINK IT'S QUITE A BORE THAT YOU ARE FEELING SORE
WHILE WE'RE SMIRKING IN OUR WHITEHALL BLUNDERLAND
YOUR LETTERS WE FOUND OFFENDING
TO SOME OF YOU AN ASBO SENDING
WE ARE THE CIVIL SERVICE AND IT MAKES US VERY NERVOUS
HIDING IN OUR WHITEHALL BLUNDERLAND
SLEIGH BELLS RING THE SNOW IT GLISTENS
YES YOU'RE RIGHT NOBODY LISTENS
WITH HINDSIGHT WE'RE IMBUED WE THINK THAT WE ARE SCREWED
WORKING IN OUR WHITEHALL BLUNDERLAND
I THINK JOCK FENTON WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED THAT ONE
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL
FROM ARTHUR R-S AND FAMILY