“They’re a different type of immigrant,” says Jean, “They’re not here to graft, to care, to cook or clean.” “They’re smuggled here for profit,” “And someone ought to stop it.” “Our tiny island’s full,” she vents her spleen.
And Barbara chimes, “They’re all illegal too.” “Not behaving like the genuine ones would do.” “We don’t want the ones like these,” “In their virus-ridden dinghies.” Her vote, you guess, is a Priti, Tory blue.
The hardened hearts of Chingford all refer, To the Mail Online and Johnson’s veiled slur On London’s current mayor, Makes you wonder and despair What type of immigrant they think his parents were.
And if you really must read the article in the Mail Online….
St George is working in the hospital
Some days there’s little protection at all
If it weren’t so dangerous it’d be comical
It’s what he’s doing here
St George is working in the care home
Now that the residents are all alone
Providing care and comfort in the infected zone
That’s what he’s doing here
St George is tryin’ to be braver
St George is your neighbour
St George is unskilled labour
That’s the face of a patron saint
St George is working in the supermarket
He ain’t had a day off since it all started
Sorting the shelves and the trolley park
It’s what he’s doing here
St George is working emptying the bins
St George is working in the school kitchen
It’s your online shopping that George is drivin’
That’s what he’s doing here
St George is having to be braver
St George is your neighbour
St George is unskilled labour
That’s the face of a patron saint
St George ain’t gonna go to work today
There’s no urgency to have a dragon slayed
St George can claim 80% of his pay
That’s what he’s doing here
St George ain’t in the queue at B&Q
His old sword will work when he needs it to
He knows staying at home’s still a smart move
That’s what he’s doing here
St George is having to be braver
St George is your neighbour
St George is unskilled labour
That’s the face of a patron saint
Look in the faces of your carers and your cleaners
Your doctors and nurses, drivers and teachers
Trying to stay safe from the coughing and the fevers
That’s what he’s doing here
That’s what he’s doing here
St George is having to be braver
St George is your neighbour
St George is unskilled labour
That’s the face of a patron saint
Look in the faces of your carers and your cleaners
Your doctors and nurses, drivers and teachers
Trying to stay safe from the coughing and the fevers
That’s what he’s doing here
That’s what he’s doing here
There’s a story to tell about Priti Patel
Who headed for the hills when her boss was unwell
And used the virus as opportunity
To free her work from scrutiny
Now she’s running away
There’s a story to tell about Priti Patel
Who failed to notice the major groundswell
Of opinion about the jobs fulfilled
By people that she called unskilled
Now she’s running away
We’re talking bus drivers, nurses, carers, shelf stackers
Refuse collectors, fruit pickers and packers
Teachers, cleaners, working on the Tube
Delivering the post and your parcels too
Low paid workers in often poor conditions
No room on this list for entitled politicians
There’s a story to tell about Priti Patel
Who knows full well ’bout NHS personnel
Everyone’s seen their value to the nation
But she won’t change her rules on immigration
That’s why she’s running away
We’re talking bus drivers, nurses, carers, shelf stackers
Refuse collectors, fruit pickers and packers
Teachers, cleaners, working on the Tube
Delivering the post and your parcels too
Low paid workers in often poor conditions
No room on this list for entitled politicians
There’s a story to tell about Priti Patel
Who headed for the hills when her boss was unwell
She’s fourth in line to be Tory Leader
But it’s been weeks since anyone has seen her
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