After All the Fuss and Fanfare

Tune: Arthur Sullivan's "Never Mind the Why and Wherefore," from "H.M.S. Pinafore"

After all the fuss and fanfare,
How did Edward, Charles and Anne fare?
With the Jubilee orations
And the rockets in the sky,
Did Her Majesty's relations
Wind up sitting high and dry?

Ring the bells the length of Britain—
Fire the guns on every ship;
Hand the Royal Kids the mitten,
Give the Queen the old "hip, hip."

For Her Majesty is nifty
(Going strong in annus fifty),
And Her Majesty is groovy
(Like a Merchant-Iv'ry movie)!

When the other Windsors blunder,
When the Children make a mess,
Find a rug to sweep them under;
Shine the spot on Good Queen Bess!