"Former Duke of York" - updated parody by The Marsh Family about Prince Andrew / Mountbatten-Windsor

Описание: Updated version of our satirical take on the "Grand Old Duke of York" - as of 8.30pm on Sunday 22nd Feb, charting this week's royal #princeandrew news which has rocked the UK and anyone connected with the #epsteinfiles - with ukelele, violin, and djembe for some 🎶 variation.

For those overseas, the references include "CPS" = the Crown Prosecution Service which advises the police on whether to press charges and ironically would involve an officer of the "Crown" determining whether to prosecute a Prince of the Realm and eight in line to the throne (for now). And "King Charlie" is a reference to the last time a royal was arrested, King Charles I in 1647, which didn't end well for them. The rest of the song is pretty self-explanatory, but if you need a primer, try here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...

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LYRICS:

Oh, the former Duke of York
He’s in the news again
They marched him out for a chat, the Old Bill,
On suspicion of offence

They’ve taken him up, taken up
They’re poking around, pokin’ round
And when they are done, there is half a chance
There’ll be other stuff they’ve found

Oh, the randy Prince of Pork
Had birthday party guests:
Not teenage girls – but the Thames Valley Police
With a warrant for arrest

His mugshot is up, it is up
His fingerprints down, they are down
The first royal nicked since the Civil Wars
When King Charlie lost his Crown!

Oh, did Andrew start to talk
About down-trousered friends?
His hard drive’s gone, and he’s getting grilled -
Is his memory back again?

The sting was abrupt, was abrupt
The police had the grounds, had the grounds
If charges are brought by the CPS
It’s a right royal showdown

All cos Andrew popped his cork!
Trade envoy eminent!
He passed on tips to a nonce, on the shill,
At the taxpayer’s expense!

They might bang him up, bang him up
They’re asking around, askin’ round
And when he is finally all ends up
It could bring some others down

May the hand of legal force
Now flush out Epstein’s friends
They’ll start with un-covering princely bills
But who knows where it might end?

Oh, the grand old clique of crooks
Who had such nonchalance
Let’s hope the bastards are sweating now
And they’re charged with sex offence

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