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William Topaz McGonagall - An Ode to the Queen on Her Jubilee Year
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Sound drums and trumpets, far and near!
And Let all Queen Victoria`s subjects loudly cheer!
And show by their actions that they revere,
Because she`s served them faithfully fifty long year! 

All hail to the Empress of India and Great Britain`s Queen!
Long may she live happy and serene!
And as this is now her Jubilee year,
I hope her subjects will show their loyalty without fear. 

Therefore let all her subjects rejoice and sing,
Until they make the welkin ring;
And let young and old on this her Jubilee be glad,
And cry, "Long Live our Queen!" and don`t be sad. 

She has been a good Queen, which no one dare gainsay,
And I hope God will protect her for many a day;
May He enable her a few more years to reign,
And let all her lieges say - Amen! 

Let all hatred towards her be thrown aside
All o`er dominions broad and wide;
And let all her subjects bear in mind,
By God kings and queens are put in trust o`er mankind. 

Therefore rejoice and be glad on her Jubilee day,
And try and make the heart of our Queen feel gay;
Oh! try and make her happy in country and town,
And not with Shakespeare say, "uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." 

And as this is her first Jubilee year,
And will be her last, I rather fear:
Therefore, sound drums and trumpets cheerfully,
Until the echoes are heard o`er land and sea. 

And let the innocent voices of the children at home or abroad
Ascend with cheerful shouts to the throne of God;
And sing aloud, "God Save our Gracious Queen!"
Because a good and charitable Sovereign she has been. 

Therefore, ye sons of great Britain, come join with me,
And welcome in our noble Queen`s Jubilee;
Because she has been a faithful Queen, ye must confess,
There hasn`t been her equal since the days of Queen Bess. 

Therefore let all her lieges shout and cheer,
"God Save our Gracious Queen!" for many a year;
let such be the cry in the peasant`s cot, the hall,
With stentorian voices, as loud as they can bawl. 

And let bonfires be kindled on every hill
And let her subjects dance around them at their freewill;
And try to drive dull care away
By singing and rejoicing on the Queen`s Jubilee day. 

May God protect her for many a day,
At home or abroad when she`s far away;
Long may she be spared o`er her subjects to reign,
And let each and all with one voice say - Amen! 

Victoria is a good Queen, which all he subjects know,
And for that may God protect her from every foe;
May He be as a hedge around her, as He`s been all along.
And let her live and die in peace - is the end of my song.
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