I came across this post from Tug the Cox, and it intrigued me:

Thread #130167   Message #2927444
Posted By: Tug the Cox
14-Jun-10 - 08:32 AM
Thread Name: BS: Time to sell the royal residences
Subject: RE: BS: Time to sell the royal residences


First verse of 'Free Beer for the all workers' Sung to the tune of John brown's Body.
'They're turning Buckingham Palace into a public lavatory ( *3)
And we'll all piss up the wall.

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And that led me to this post from Adrienal:

Thread #95605   Message #1860881
Posted By: GUEST,Adrianel
16-Oct-06 - 08:45 PM
Thread Name: John Brown's Body
Subject: John Brown's Body


Here are two challenges. I believe the tune of "John Brown's Body" is the most used for other sets of words. Here are three off the top of my head (I may well be back to add more later; my memory is OK, but recall speed has slowed down):

The Red Revolution

We'll make Brigitte Bardot take her clothes off every day,
We'll make Brigitte Bardot take her clothes off every day,
We'll make Brigitte Bardot take her clothes off every day,
When the red revolution comes.
chorus:
Free beer for all the workers,
Free beer for all the workers,
Free beer for all the workers,
When the red revolution comes.

We'll make Lady Docker sweep the steps of Transport House, (3x)
When the red revolution comes.
(chorus)

and many other verses. Ask someone over 60 to explain Lady Docker to you...

Thread #2014   Message #7332
Posted By: Bert Hansell
24-Jun-97 - 12:36 PM
Thread Name: ...hung Jeff Davis from a sour apple tree..
Subject: When the Red Revolution Comes ^^


Back in the Fifties in England we used to sing (to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic)....
We'll hang Anthony Eden from a sour apple tree
We'll hang Anthony Eden from a sour apple tree
We'll hang Anthony Eden from a sour apple tree
When the red revolution comes

Free beer for all the workers
Free beer for all the workers
Free beer for all the workers
When the red revolution comes

We'll make Hugh Gaitskell scrub the steps of Transport House etc. etc...

And I know my Dad used to sing a version for the politicians of his era with someone having to "do the cooking for the kids" and someone else having to "do the washing for the boys".
Folk music is alive and well.

Bert ^^

ARSON, RAPE, AND BLOODY MURDER

We'll make Eleanor Roosevelt use a Brooklyn accent when she speaks
We'll make Eleanor Roosevelt use a Brooklyn accent when she speaks
We'll make Eleanor Roosevelt use a Brooklyn accent when she speaks,
When the Red Revolution comes!

CHO:
Arson, rape, and bloody murder!
Arson, rape, and bloody murder!
Arson, rape, and bloody murder!
When the Red revolution comes!


And this one about Adlai Stevenson:
We'll make Stevenson write speeches for the people's commissar (3X) When the Red
Revolution comes!
CHORUS

And on and on. Make 'em up as you go along. DRO


They taught us a lot of verses back in '67, when I was over in Ireland for the f
irst time. The only ones I remember are:
We'll make Ian Paisley join the IRA...
We'll make Winston Churchill a big pimple on his nose...
and
We'll make Mr. Khrushchev chief man of the Vatican...
WH

Back in the Fifties in England we used to sing (to the tune of Battle Hymn of th
e Republic)....
We'll hang Anthony Eden from a sour apple tree
We'll hang Anthony Eden from a sour apple tree
We'll hang Anthony Eden from a sour apple tree
When the red revolution comes

Free beer for all the workers
Free beer for all the workers
Free beer for all the workers
When the red revolution comes

We'll make Hugh Gaitskell scrub the steps of Transport House etc. etc...

And I know my Dad used to sing a version for the politicians of his era with som
eone having to "do the cooking for the kids" and someone else having to "do the
washing for the boys".
Folk music is alive and well. BH


@parody @humor
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TUNE FILE: JOHNBRWN
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DRO WH BH
Apr01

-Joe-