Parliament and Congress

This is a nursery rhyme about conditions in the late 18th Century. It would have been Philadelphia then, not Washington, but Washington fit better. I intend NO disrespect to modern governments!

Parliament and Congress

 

As I was going through London Town,

At a strange place did I call;         

There where white-wigg’d lords,                            

Wearing great, black gowns,                                   

But they did no work at all!         

 

As I was going through Washington,

There I found the place‘s twin;              

Fine lords of freedom                            

Gather’d there all day,                          

But they did no work therein!               

Author's Note

Initial reactions and constructive criticism welcome, but please read the note: this is about the late 18th Century; I have great respect for Parliament. I know it was Philadelphia then, not Washington, but Washington fit better. This is meant to resemble the form and style of a nursery rhyme of the period.