I sit- here as for 20 years I've sat- wearing my music critic's hat I mean, it's clearly not an actual hat- it's metaphorical And in those 20 years I'm sad- to say these wondrous promenades Have gone from bad to worse to bad- to pretty crap, to bloody horrible I admit, I'm a bit of a classical music boffin And although I've said this often The final nail in the coffin Of these Proms is surely imminent Yes, we survived Nigel effing Kennedy But surely there's no earthly remedy For a night of so-called comedy Hostеd by an immigrant Why they insist on this tosh it's a mystery Classical music and laughter don't mix you see Onе hundred and sixty years of history Tossed away for a cheap guffaw One of our nation's finest traditions Some of our country's finest musicians Forced into humiliating positions Is nothing sacred anymore? Classical music should always be Performed, well, you know, classically With suitably solemn solemnity And usually in- three four two three one two three Now we have this, this "comedy prom" It's all boom-tish and pom pom pom What are these BBC idiots on? Is nothing sacred anymore? I remember, it seems like yesterday Watching the greats who'd come to play It was so magical and gay Back when gay meant something good I wish that I were back there once again When the orchestras were made of men And some patience and a penny Could give you Henry Wood (You would get Wood) Oh, what Henry Wood would think If only Henry Wood could think Though he's extinct He would have died if he had seen this Endless rhymes and dirty puns People drumming with their tongues They think it's funny- forcing divas to sing "penis" Pe-- nis Pe-- nis Pe-- nis Pe-- nis Pe-- nis Pe-- nis Pe-- ni- Get off! Penis boffins for opera! I remember, it seems like yesterday When conductors were bearded and grey This little twerp is not yet shaving Or even looking at the score Is nothing sacred anymore? We used to care about the art I mean, honestly Look at this violinist's chart It actually says "fart" Is nothing sacred anymore? So nothing's sacred anymore? The stories that inspired the greats of yore Sin, redemption and the Lord Heaven's glory and hell's fires The battle of the light against the dark The timeless narratives that drove Mozart and boring Bach We no longer give a f'aahh 'cause nothing's sacred, praise the Lord I reckon that it's time to start a new tradition Something designed for us comic musicians We'll do it every year at the comedy prom It'll be our ritual from now on At the end of the night Right, listen up Before they kick us out, stop packing up I reckon all you peasants in the cheap seats Should take off your clothes and writhe naked on the floor While a member of the royal family plays the tune to doctor who on a Keytar
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