The poem
I'm just an ordinary chap Who comes home to his tea, And mostly I don't care a rap What people think of me; I do my job and take my pay, And love of peace expound; But as I go my patient way, --Don't push me round.
Though I respect authority And order never flout, When Law and Justice disagree You can include me out. The Welfare State I tolerate If it is kept in bound, But if you wish to rouse my hate --Just push me round.
And that's the way with lots of us: We want to feel we're free; So labour governments we cuss And mock at monarchy. Yea, we are men of secret mirth, And fury seldom sound; But if you value peace on earth --Don't push us round.