Parliament Is Falling Down

There are lurid reports that the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and all are slowly but surely slipping away and structural collapse could be possible.

A billion or so would put it right. Given what it has been costing us lately perhaps it would be cheaper to let it fall into the Thames, present occupants and all.

However, amending the old and loved ditty “London Bridge Is Falling Down":

Parliament is broken down,
Broken down, broken down.
Parliament is broken down,
My fair lady.

Build it up with spin and spout,
Spin and spout, spin and spout,
Build it up with spin and spout,
My fair lady.

Spin and spout will fade away,
Fade away, fade away,
Spin and spout will fade away,
My fair lady.

Build it up with laws and votes,
Laws and votes, laws and votes,
Build it up with laws and votes,
My fair lady.

Laws and votes will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Laws and votes will not stay,
My fair lady.

Build it up with debts and deals,
Debts and deals, debts and deals,
Build it up with debts and deals,
My fair lady.

Debts and deals will bust and break,
Bust and break, bust and break,
Debts and deals will bust and break,
My fair lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair lady.

Set a man to make it right,
Make it right, make it right,
Set a man to make it right,
My fair lady.

Suppose the man blows the lot,
Blows the lot, blows the lot,
Suppose the man should blow the lot,
My fair lady.

Then we’ll all have gone to pot,
Gone to pot, gone to pot,
Then we’ll all have gone to pot,
My fair lady.