The New 'Varsity Rag

With apologies to Sir John Betjeman

I'm afraid those folks from the Sixties rather wish they had
The social media manners of a modern undergrad,
For tho' they were awf'lly worthy and up to a demo or four
You want to have the networked touch if you're going to outwit the Law.

CHORUS: We had a rag at Westminster. We had a rag in Whitehall,
And when we reached the Cenotaph we really had a ball.
We clambered over railings, but what really made my day
Someone pissed on Churchill's statue in a not respectful way.

We jeered at the politicians as they did their voting there
And then we marched our placards down to Trafalgar Square;
And we each had paint-filled baubles, and I'm happy to confess,
We threw them at policemen and they made a fearful mess.

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We rolled down to the Treasury and knocked some windows in
And when we saw the royal car we made a dreadful din
And then we daubed some slogans, but what was the funniest part
When we got inside the Gallery we spared the works of art.

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It was almost like the Bullingdon as we bayed for broken glass,
For the rioting student nowadays is a better sort of class,
But its funny how the Fuzz ride in and smash us in the head,
And pen us up in kettles till we almost freeze to death.

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