Happy Guy Fawkes Day!

[thewayne]

Remember remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot,
I see no reason why gunpowder and treason
should ever be forgot.

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent
to blow up the King and the Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below,
Poor old England to overthrow:
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.

Holloa boys, holloa boys, make the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!
Hip hip hoorah!

A penny loaf to feed the Pope.
A farthing o' cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down.
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar.
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head.
Then we'll say ol' Pope is dead.

Hip hip hoorah!
Hip hip hoorah!

Comments

[fastlearner.livejournal.com]

You see V for Vendetta? Guy Fawkes Day is used entertainly in it.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

I bought V for Vendetta when it was originally published and have the GN somewhere, but no clue where. In fact, now that I think about it, I think I may have left it with the woman renting my condo, along with Watchman and Darknight Returns.

I don't have the movie yet, though. I should have grabbed it when we were at WalMart buying an elliptical trainer.

[wuglet.livejournal.com]

Here are a lot of pretty fireworks going on.
And they started yesterday at 12 a.m., and continued this evening right from dusk. :)

[silveradept]

Huzzah. Celebrate the closest the country came to an anarchy by... well, blowing bits of it up. Makes sense to me.