Musket. The song was not written to get a giggle as you put it. As a member of the Liverpool Socialist Singers I can tell you we have sung that song on demos all over the north west; and not for a laugh, but to raise the morale of those people who are bearing the brunt of the fight against cuts and austerity measures.

We sang it yesterday at a demo outside the Royal Liverpool Hospital in the freezing cold and rain, and we may well sing it tomorrow outside Starbucks, again in the freezing cold and rain.

Despite what you say, it is not a piece withering drivel. It is a very well crafted song as are most of the songs we perform. And no, I didn't write it.

Curious how precariously you manage to sit on the fence.