"The Randy Duke of York" - parody of English nursery rhyme by the Marsh Family on Prince Andrew

Описание: Here's a little Monday night singalong, as we had a quick go (on the stairs, and in low resolution) at a parody version of the English nursery rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York" - which we fitted to the recent stories unfolding about Prince Andrew, younger brother of the British king.

Prince Andrew this week announced that he would be selflessly relinquishing his titles (including the Dukedom of York and Order of the Garter) and keeping a low profile, henceforth, in a bid to get in front of disastrous coverage. The coverage has included emails surfacing that contradict his earlier claims about the nature of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, and new accusations and lurid details arriving in a memoir by Virginia Giuffre that is due to be posthumously released tomorrow (he settled her legal suit against him in New York, out of court, for millions of pounds). Many more details for those interested in the references and story here and elsewhere: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c....

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LYRICS:

Oh the Grand old Duke of York
He’s in the news again
He once settled up quite a hefty bill
Trying to hush the evidence

He’s tried cover up, cover up
He’s tried talking down, talking down
And when all the others took the drop
For a while he hung around

Oh, Andrew, Duke of York
Some damage did repent
Though not to victims he gaslights still
Just his own embarrassment

Oh, the randy Duke of York
That paedo Epstein’s friend
He asked a copper for dirt he could spill
Now his sweating’s back again

He’s tried coughing up, coughing up
He’s tried shaking down, shaking down
But now that a memoir’s all blown up
Well the press have gone to town

Oh, he’s banned from royal walks
Relations sour and tense
We’ve all got a dodgy uncle tale
But there’s few quite that immense!

Oh, the canned old Duke of York
His nine lives now are spent
No garters up for the royal drills
It was never “if” but “when”

His game it is up, it is up
He’s having to now go to ground
And though he’ll be stuck in a princely lodge
He’ll be nowhere near the Crown!

But he’s still the “Duke of York”!
It’s half-arsed penitence
He can’t self-strip (for a change) – until
There’s an act of Parliament!

So hurry on up – hurry up!
And take honours down, honours down
In case there’s a further interview
With the lying, titled clown


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