From an original by A.A. Milne:
They’re changing poets at Buckingham Palace –
Carol Ann Duffy’s passing the chalice
Ten years service enough for one bard.
“A poet’s life is terrible hard,”
Says Alice.
They’re changing poets at Buckingham Palace –
Andrew Green went down with Alice.
We saw a guard in a sentry-box.
“They’re guarding all the poetry books”
Says Alice.
They’re changing poets at Buckingham Palace –
Andrew Green went down with Alice.
We looked for the Queen but she never came.
“Just write her a poem all the same,”
Says Alice.
They’re changing poets at Buckingham Palace –
Andrew Green went down with Alice.
They’ve great big parties inside the grounds.
“I wouldn’t be Queen for a hundred pounds,”
Says Alice.
They’re changing poets at Buckingham Palace –
Andrew Green went down with Alice.
A face looked out, but it wasn’t the Queen’s
“She’s much too busy a-signing things,”
Says Alice.
They’re changing poets at Buckingham Palace –
Andrew Green went down with Alice.
“Do you think the Queen knows all about me?”
“Sure to, dear, but it’s time for tea,”
Says Alice.
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