O Joy, An Election Campaign

O joy! an election campaign!
What a wonder! what balm for the brain!
Let us jabber and grin
Till we're all of a spin,
And then we can do it again!

An election campaign! oh what larks!
The burbles, the boasting, the barks!
The script boys inflating
Our leaders' debating
With airily witty remarks!

An election campaign! oh what fun!
Now we'll see how those parties can run!
There they go! Deary me,
It's a shame what you see
When you don't have your hands on a gun!

An election campaign! oh my heart!
Let now all our boredom depart!
They've been at it, you know,
Since these five years ago,
And yet this is only the start!