Kings and Queens of England

You'll have to forgive me this little vagary on my normal posting.  Allow me to elaborate.

25 years ago I used to do a lot of babysitting, and one of the families had the following poem on the wall in their downstairs toilet.  I managed to take a copy of it, and then with the change of computer, lost it.

I've been looking online for YEARS to find another one - yet it's not out there.  In having a clear out of ancient paperwork that I've been trawling around with me for the last ten years, I came across a printed copy - YAY!  It seems to be a Victorian poem, but I've added six lines at the bottom to bring it up to date.  I'm putting it up here on my blog because I feel it needs to be out there on the web for everyone else to share, as it's nicer than the others I've seen (like Willy, Willy, Harry, Stee)! 

Enjoy....

Kings and Queens of England

First William the Norman

Then William his son

Henry, Stephen and Henry

Then Richard and John

Next Henry the Third

Edwards one, two and three

And again after Richard

Three Henrys we see
Two Edwards, third Richard

If rightly I guess

Two Henrys, sixth Edward

Jane, Mary and Bess

Then Jamie the Scotsman

Then Charles whom they slew

Yet received after Cromwell

Another Charles too

Next James the second

Ascended the throne

Then good William and Mary

Together came on

Till Anne, Georges four,

And fourth William all past

Comes the reign of Victoria –

Long may it last!

Next Edward seven, George the fifth

Then there came a mighty tiff,

Cos Edward eight, he abdicated

So George the sixth was coronated.

Leaving us with Lizzy two

A queen who’s known by me and you!