The sound of the night on November the 5th
All stems from Guido Fawkes’s myth 
To blow up the houses of Parliament 
All over some stupid argument


Same old story - religiously motivated 
Which left old Guido Fawkes frustrated
He wanted a catholic to take the throne
All Protestants to be ousted and overthrown!


The gunpowder crudely put together
They easily caught and hung the aggressor 
If it had gone off and all gone to plan 
King James would really of hit the fan! 


They stored barrels of gunpowder in the ‘underCroft’
‘Guido Fawkes’ was supervising - at his cost
When asked why the gun powder? What was the reason?
He was tortured and eventually hung for high treason


This was the plan which failed to Survive
Way back in history Jacobean era - 1605
You didn’t have voting it wasn’t yet done
Blowing up the House of Lords is much more fun!


So the fireworks we all enjoy today 
Couldn’t really be much further away
The colours and sparkles you see in the sky
Celebrating the death of a man - later called Guy

Kimhicksgmail.com October 2020