The Ballad of Andy Coulson

To the tune of Poor Paddy Works on the Railway.


The Ballad of Andy Coulson

With Andy Coulson in control
The News of the World was on a roll
The News of the World was on a roll
Exclusives every Sunday,
(Each Sunday).
But Andy knew not whence they came
Poor Andy was out of the game.

They brought a story to the boil
From Mulcaire’s hacking of a Royal
Two men went down and still stayed loyal
And Andy still knew nothing.

They were working
Serving Murdoch
Hacking mobiles
Bugging Royal
Selling tabloids
Andy Coulson still knew nothing.

They hacked into the phones of slebs
Politicos, coppers and a few debs.
They even hacked into the plebs
But Andy still knew nothing,
(Knew nothing),
Even with the practice so widespread
Poor Andy was out of the game.

Now silence you can always buy it
They paid their victims to keep quiet
A million pounds to stop a riot
Andy still knew nothing.

They were working
Serving Murdoch
Hacking mobiles
Bugging Royals
Selling tabloids
Andy Coulson still knew nothing.

They called in Hayman of the Yard
Who really didn’t try too hard.
The victims of the crime were barred
From knowing about the hacking,
The hacking.
Now Hayman works for Murdoch
And Andy, he works for Dave.

Democracy’s a wondrous thing
So long as you can rein it in
Control the press, forget the rest
And tell the people nothing.

They were working
Serving Murdoch
Hacking mobiles
Bugging Royals
Selling tabloids
 Andy Coulson still knew nothing.


Now slowly truth comes trickling out
Like slobber from a sick pig’s snout;
It makes it clear beyond all doubt
That Coulson is a liar
(A liar).
It makes it clear beyond all doubt
That Andy was in on the game.


So what is Cameron to do
With Andy fallen in the stew
They try to keep it out the news
But Twitter’s got the story.


They were working
Serving Murdoch
Hacking mobiles
Bugging Royals
Selling tabloids
All for lying Andy Coulson.

© Richard Lawson 5.10.10

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