Saturday, 2 February 2013

Cash Cow (or How an MP survives austerity)


I’d love to have job where I can earn a fortune on the side
Being a MP is a cushy number, I might give that a try
I’d sit on the green benches and shout “Hear, hear” every now and then
Whilst thinking about, how not to get caught out, by The Telegraph ever again.

I can claim a ransom monthly for a swanky London pad
The fact that I don’t need it, doesn’t make me sad
Four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a jacuzzi in which to chill
I can live with my relly’s, if I buy ’em a new telly and you can pick up the bill

I get my travel paid for, my meals and laundry too
I can’t possibly travel economy, first class is all I do
The plastic seat on my toilet has been changed to cushioned leather
My hollowfibre quilt, had started to wilt, but has been re-stuffed with phoenix feathers

Sixty five grand a year is not a lot of money
I need the extra bunces, I do, it isn’t funny
I’ve used the Common’s Foodbank and yesterday had to wait
They’d run out of pheasant, it was very unpleasant, I had to make do with Skate

Can you imagine having to survive on such a paltry wage?
You look at me horrified as if I have the plague
Pulling in four grand a month is really not that much
I have school fees to pay, my horses need hay – I’m definitely not out of touch

Austerity is a problem for me as well you know?
My maid buys the shopping from Sainsbury’s now, never from Waitrose
We ate organic four times last week and rarely drink champagne
Well, I say hardly ever, a Nebuchadnezzar, thrice weekly keeps me sane

But I’m going through the wringer unselfishly you see
To give you a voice in Parliament, a noble calling you’d agree
We are all in it together, so will you get a grip
So remember my sacrifice as you seal, the envelope of your Disability appeal, which will be decimated under PIP.