Magna Cartoon

Don't be coy, ol' Johnny boy We have seen what you've decreed You've taxed and pillaged every village And ignored their every need So we wrote the Magna Carta (which is Latin for "great charter") And you'd do well lest folk rebel To sign this clever creed! The British Isles will have fair trials And I'll tell you what's more Neither king nor son, nor anyone Will be above the law So if you're to have a hope (and win the blessings of the pope) You can't decline, you'll have to sign, or face a civil war Though you'll be vexed, this deed's effects, go far beyond this region You can stamp and shout and whine about, this blatant act of treason! But we demand habeas corpus! (Meaning tyrants should be cautious!) No more arrests, at the king's behest For now, you'll need a reason! Unless you're craving one more bathing Embrace legal restitution, church and state Will separate, or there'll be regal revolution And the message then will spread! (Like liberty butter on freedom bread!) Through the ages to the pages of the U.S. Constitution! In 800 years to peoples' cheers These words will further travel To unclasp each despot's grasp And to insure their reigns unravel Rights were granted at our birth To every corner of the earth From United Nations declarations Down to every judge's gavel