Here is the whole stupid junk. Apart from the anti-metric nonsense, how can he claim that the English language is in danger? English is assaulting language after language and it is spreading all over the world. He even wants to go back to LSD money, what kind of a dinosaur is this Manderson?
Han REALISATION By Davy Manderson First there was CIVILISATION then came COLONISATION Then along came NATIONALISATION also DECIMALISATION At present all the talk is of GLOBALISATION So is the next latest thing to be EUROISATION It seems to me that it would make much more sense Just to go back to the POUNDS, SHILLINGS, and PENCE And forget the EURO and DECIMALISATION All of these things seem to divide the nation Also I have this hate for the CENTIGRADE I've always preferred the FAHRENHEIT instead In CAPACITY I like PINTS instead of these LITRES Also in LENGHTS, INCHES and YARDS are MILES better than METRES In weight I know that I'm not on my own When extolling the virtues of the OUNCE, POUND and STONE And I don't particularly give a damn Regarding all this talk about the GRAM As for DESTINY and 1 MILLIGRAM per CUBIC DECIMETER Or this 1 TONNE per CUBIC METER Imagine our children in schools this being told Should we not return to the times tables of old In POWER they us this term called KILOWATT Now don't dare ask me what the hell that is As for MASS they talk about a MILLIGRAM And to tell you the truth you're as wise as I am In VELOCITY or SPEED forget the MILES per hour And that's another thing that's went quite sour Now it's KILOMETERS to register your speed It's all a bloody fine mess indeed Regarding AREA they're confusing me there Calling it whatever it is, like DEKARE and HECTARE I'd much prefer it if they brought it back To the good old BUSHEL and the PECK It's only a matter of time before ENGLISH and FRENCH will go IRISH, SPANISH, GERMAN all FOREIGN LANGUAGES you know Also I suppose we all will have to learn LATIN And the PRODS and the MICKS will blame it on PATTON
