Doggerel and Drivel
Posted by Prof | Filed under Doggerel
Simon Jester, in The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, was a device used by the Loonies to get public support for their cause, poke fun at the Lunar Authority, scandalize the administration, and generally gin up guffaws at the expense of the Warden and his troops. Usually shown as a smiling face with horns and forked tail, he would pop up on walls, in newspapers, etc. usually as a byline over some pretty bad poetry, limericks, or even political cartoons.
Well, I am Simon Jester, after all.
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BAILED OUT
Fat cats and silly prats Gathered round to chat And figure out the banks. They stole our cash, We held a bash, To say no bloody thanks. But they passed the bill, We've had our fill, And now we'll fill our ranks. So come have some Tea, With Simon and me, And plan some merry pranks.
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April 4th, 2009
When enemies without do deface
The American voice says “Erase”
But for enemies within
up to their old tricks again?
“Oh Simon, just remember your place!”
Yet I’ve heard (though sadly we’ve lost ‘em)
Men’s voices declare “That’ll cost ‘em!”
They cast off their shackles
Raised Master’s hackles
And now there’s tea in the water at Boston
April 4th, 2009
The powers that be
They gloat with glee
as they levy their tax
to the liberty tree
they take their axe
and state “you’re not free”
I’ll stand my ground
to face the onslaught
of taxes by the pound
to stop it or not
You bet I’m hot!!
Mad as can be
gonna chuck some tea
into the mighty Mississipi
Obama, he’s keepin score
ACORN’s givin’ my money to the poor?
dissent in the ranks
to the blue dogs we give thanks
Simon Jesters
my name
merry pranks
are the game
April 4th, 2009
(CHORUS)
No more bullshit,
No more lies!
No more trying to pull
The wool over our eyes!
No more bullshit,
We’re saying loud and clear –
Tell us the truth,
That’s all we want to hear!
(/CHORUS)
Day after day,
Year after year,
You tell us all whatever
You think we want to hear.
Then you turn around,
Comes time to take a side -
What you did’s not what you said,
Guess what, that means you LIED,
HEY,
(CHORUS)
You say you want to know what’s best,
You say you’ve got a plan,
You’re swearing up and down
That you’ve got everything in hand
Then trouble comes knockin’
Or the bill comes due,
You’re running for the hills,
Saying not to look at you!
HEY!
(CHORUS)
It’s not that you’ve been wrong –
We’ve all been wrong before.
It’s not that for our problems
You still haven’t found a cure.
What the real problem is,
Right there at the core,
You’ve lied to us so much,
We can’t trust you any more!
You’ll say nearly anything
That you think will sell.
Well, listen now to our response:
GO MARKETING IN HELL!
If you can’t stick to what you say,
We’ll find someone who can!
We don’t need a genius,
We just need an honest man,
HEY,
(CHORUS)
April 9th, 2009
Simon, you forgot to sign the thing!