Oliver Cromwell

The most interesting thing about King Charles, the first

Is that he was 5 foot 6 inches tall at the start of his reign

But only 4 foot 8 inches tall at the end of it because of

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England Puritan

Born in 1599 and died in 1658 September

Was at first only MP for Hunting Don, but then he led the Ironside Cavalry

At Marston Moor in 1644 and won then he founded the New Model Army

And praise be, beat the Cavaliers at Naisby and the King fled up North

Like a bat to the Scots

But under the terms of John Pimm's Solemn League and Covenant

The Scots handed King Charles the first, over to

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England and his warts

Born in 1599 and died in 1658 September

But alas, oy vay! The disagreement then broke out between

The Presbyterian Parliament and the Military who meant

To have an independent bent and so the 2nd Civil War broke out

And the Roundhead ranks faced the Cavaliers at Preston Banks

And the King lost again, silly thing, stupid Git

And Cromwell sent Colonel Pride to purge the House of Commons

Of the Presbyterian Royalists leaving behind only the rump Parliament

Which appointed a High Court at Westminster Hall to indict

Charles, the first for tyranny, ooh! Charles was sentenced to death

Even though he refused to accept that the court had jurisdiction

Say goodbye to his head

Poor King Charles laid his head on the block

January 1649, down came the axe and in the silence that followed

The only sound that could be heard was a solitary giggle from

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, ole

Born in 1599 and died in 1658 September

Then he smashed Ireland, set up the Commonwealth and more

He crushed the Scots at Worcester and beat the Dutch at sea in 1653

And then he dissolved the rump Parliament

And with Lambert's consent wrote the instrument of Government

Under which Oliver was Protector at last