TTS sounds really bad, but maybe somebody with musical ability will get the idea and READ THIS TEXT: Lyrics below are free to anyone who wants to do something better with them. I have neither mic nor talent.
Tommy, a Filk, (Salute to Tommy Robinson with a respectful nod to Rudyard Kipling)
Suggested tune: the traditional "The Rising of the Moon"
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I went upon the internet to speak to my country dear,
The gestapo, 'e up an' says, "We want no truth told here."
The quislings on TV, they KNOW truth an' see fit to lie,
I outs into the street again an' to myself says I:
What would Rudyard think, a rollin' in his grave in London clay?
But it's "Far right, racist Islamaphobe", all the high and mighty say,
The high and mighty say, my friends, the high and mighty say,
O it's "Far right, racist Islamaphobe", so the high and mighty say.
I showed police were criminals as crooked as could be,
A child rapist they let go at twelve, but thirteen months for me;
They sent me up the river because I had the balls,
To expose their lies and treason, no matter what befalls!
Migrant crime statistics, rape an' murder, they quickly hide;
But it's "Let the pris'ners kill him" when free speech is denied,
When free speech is denied, my friends, when free speech is denied,
O it's "Let the pris'ners kill him" when free speech is denied,
They're makin' mock o' common folk that voted them to power
They'll buy new votes from Saracens, an' throw us in the Tower.
When MPs invite invasion to hold the natives down
The proper term is treason - but they don't like the sound.
Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?"
But a big, fat mob of coppers when the truth I do extol
The truth I do extol, my friends, the truth I do extol,
O a big, fat mob of coppers when the truth I do extol.
If May wants Muslim voters, she should move to far Bannu,
Our leaders all are useless, What would the Lionheart do?
Betrayer of the Kingdom, May the Tory party taints
What we need's new government, not these remainer PC saints.
So when Tommy sees, an' Tommy tells, then Tommy is confined,
Then it's "You're to room in here, sir, with the bacon hating kind,"
The bacon hating kind, our friends, the bacon hating kind,
O it's ""You're to die in here, sir, with the bacon hating kind,"
Rape our daughters and kill our sons, our back's against the wall,
This isn't just bad luck. It's the party's policy, that's all.
Quote the bible and go to jail, the Koran's another case
Shame the tyrants and they'll toss the key. This is May's disgrace.
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This is modeled closely on Rudyard Kipling's "Tommy" in the way of a "filk" or "parody" if you prefer. The original of "Tommy" may be read here:
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Departmental_Ditties_and_Ballads_and_Barrack-Room_Ballads/Tommy
& is, as far as I can tell, unencumbered by any copyright issue.
The suggested tune (that may not be the right word - I'm no musician) is quite old and is associated with 2 Irish ballads, "The Rising of the Moon", & "The Wearing of the Green", both memorials to the "men of '98". and saw print in several versions in the period 1841 to 1903.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wearing_of_the_Green
So it, also, is, as far as I can tell, unencumbered by any copyright issue.
The words that aren't Kipling's are mine:
Copyright and related rights waived via CC0 - https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
I hereby waive all copyright and related or neighboring rights together with all associated claims and causes of action with respect to this work to the extent possible under the law.
The pic I modified from 1 I got from a search filtered for "CC, free to mod, non commercial" so if you re-use that commercially, check the details. The voice (I have neither mic nor ability) is U.S. Daisy from here:
http://www.fromtexttospeech.com/
I don' see any TOS restricting use.
So anyone is free to do whatever they want with this, such as but not limited to: Use part of it or all of it. Change it as you wish. Sing it. Record it. Publish it. Tap it out in Morse. Bend, fold, spindle, or mutilate it.
The suggested music:
Played on unaccompanied piano from pianist POV:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vFmuRDa-yvM
Here, you can hear & read the traditional lyrics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6uqiR2jRI4
This page:
http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/settings1.htm
has more suggestions for music to set Kipling's "Tommy" to, which should also work for this, since I retained the syllable count, rhyme scheme, & rhyme of the model as best as I was able.
