A bit of slapstick fun from me! Well at least I hope it will be taken that way. And as a look at how what we find funny has changed over the years.
Here I take on the personage of one Mr Punch and imagined his dissatisfaction with a more PC world he now finds himself in. But he is Mr Punch, so he is occasionally brutal. I can't really change that, that's how the script goes!
So... here's hoping all will be well!
https://soundcloud.com/michael-a-duffy/punch-judy-showLyrics:Punch & Judy ShowI'm the famous Punchinello
Living legend of the stage
Still handy with my slapstick
Well you'd never guess my age
Still wed to dearest Judy
Though the spark is almost dead
Now she's a modern woman
I can't smack her round the head
I'm the famous Punchinello
But I'm told there's no excuse
Nowadays for animal cruelty
Or mild domestic abuse
They sent me off to therapy
Now that box I can tick
I listened to my counsellor
Then hit him with a stick
Please forgive me
I'm not very PC
Please forgive me
It used to be funny
To batter your missus
It was the way to go
And everybody laughed
At the Punch and Judy showI'm the famous Punchinello
What do Social Workers know?
They say I cannot throw the baby
Out of the window
Nor can I bash the crocodile
Its status is protected
My puppeteer wears rubber gloves
And got me disinfected
Rpt ChorusDrop the baby
Whack the dog
Just like the old days
Mr Punch was a God
Crack Judy on the nod
Who stole the string of sausages?
The no fat, vegan sausages
Who stole the string of sausages
The dog, the dog, the vegan dog
Rpt ChorusEverybody laughed
Ha ha ha ha ha
The end