As seen on TV
They say, there be dragons over there,
but I’m not frightened, I’m not scared
I’ve checked the register, I’ll take a boat
if that’s what it takes with no postal vote
Mary Robinson lit the light
that gives us hope
We’ll flock to the flame, We’ll bloody vote
I don’t believe in three-headed Dragons
I’ve never watched Wonderly Wagon
but The Den was my favourite show
political puppets and their jokes
We have seen All Kinds of Everything
Like a Eurovision TV star
Who couldn’t even start her car
Will Dustin or Danna ever run again?
But don’t sell me products
I don’t need detergents
This is not a Soap Opera
This is not the West End
Shark Tank Vs Government Jets
A Westside Story wrestling match
So take your bar of soap
and salesmen
The first rule of Fight Club,
don't tell your friends
Our president has entertained us WELL
What's the name of our American friend?
Michael Graham he is called
I’ve heard him on Newstalk
scalded by his cup of Tea
whipping up fear, for you and me
But Michael D, would not let it be
Like Richard Harris in The Field
Go back yank, with your bloody tanks
Some of us have been working for peace
Desmond Tutu, Robinson and me
Michael D, he spilled the beans
and scaled him with his Tea
So bring the popcorn and watch the show
I’ve seen Sein Féin slay dragons
on The Late Late Show
Under Siege with Star Trek’s
Colm Meaney. The Journey “up the pole” for Martin McGuinness
No more rehearsing, the limelight calls,
Is this episode/show ready for Prime Time?
should we change to Crime Line?
Or is this just another repeat,
I’ve seen it all before
This is not the Oscars
arriving in black cars
we remember Moonlight
and a dragon scarred
No more envelopes, no more excuses
The money was just resting in my account
Ive heard THAT from a parochial house
all from the comfort of my couch
I’ll bring the popcorn and watch
The Late Late Show
but the poet gave us Irish Television,
not just an episode
He brought Matt Damon and
Stephen Spielberg to our shores
Let’s not forget to mention T. Hanks
I’ll skip the ads and go straight to talking healthcare on Breaking Bad
This is not Trump’s Apprenticeship
But like Mel Gibson and Brendan Gleeson
He showed us a Braveheart
“For presenting yourself on this battlefield, I gave you thanks”
Michael D is not seven feet tall, he is not a dragon on tv
he cannot fire fireballs from his eyes
or defeat BREXIT with lighting from his Áras
but dying in your beds, many years from now
For all the days from now until then
I’ll vote for the poet once again
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