| Now King Canute of England
had a palace up in Oldham,
With lots of grovelling servants who did everything he told 'em.
He bellowed out his orders and he made his fingers click,
And anything he wanted would appear in half a tick.
But kings get bored in palaces, so soon he did decide
That he would like to spend a day just messing about at the seaside.
He said "I'll go to Cleethorpes!
Get my bucket, get my spade."
And there upon the beach a royal sandcastle was made.
All day he built his battlements beside the salty seas,
And then he had his supper: fish and chips and mushy peas.
His snivelling servants said, "Oh King! Your sandcastle is wondrous,
But is it strong enough to stand against these
waves that break so thunderous?"
"I shall turn the tide" he said, "I'll summon up my power."
They said: "Well get a move on
'cause it's due in half an hour."
He cried: "This castle I have made from Cleethorpes' soggy sand
Shall never ever be destroyed, forever it will stand.
Go back! Go back! You wayward waves, for I, the King, command it!"
But waves do not speak English and they didn't understand it.
Up the sand the breakers crashed.
Oh, it was a dreadful sight
To see him start to shiver and his tootsies turn all white.
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