The British Weather is Free
The British weather is free
If you have the right passport
Or visa
The British weather is free
You have to pay
For a roof on your head
Or a blanket on your bed
Boots on your feet
And something to eat
But the British weather is free
Pay for access to politicians
Or to air your views
Pay for internet access
So you can read the news
Pay up front for benefits, healthcare and pensions
That you may or may not recieve
Pay to support the religions
That you may or may not believe
However, the British weather is free
You neednt pay a fee
For it is free
So could we be
So long as we can accept
That it rains nightly
On all the saints and the sins
Whether one eats Blue Ribbon
Or out of bins
In truth we can be free as the weather
If we can resolve our contradictory attitude to all this
Is the British weather a curse
Or is it a gift.
E J Povey 2013