Des Lynam backs UKIP and offers his take on a new party anthem
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he voted for UKIP in last week's local elections and has even re-written the lyrics of Send in the Clowns in honour of the party's success nationwide.
Des said: "I was delighted to cast my vote for Nigel Farage's team in Sussex, where I live."
UKIP Leader Nigel Farage said: "I am delighted at Des's support in these elections. And thank him for his rewrite of the lyrics of Send in the Clowns which we are planning to sing at our South East conference on June 8."
Des's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's 1973 chart-topping song is here:
We used to be rich
Now we are not
But here at last there’s a chance
To stop the all rot
Send in the Clowns.
Isn’t it bliss?
Don’t you approve?
They just kept tearing around
But they wouldn’t move
We need the clowns
Send in the clowns.
They’d never stopped
Opening our doors
Now you are learning
The vote that we wanted was yours
We’ll make our entrance again
With unusual flair
Sure of our lines
Well be right there.
We’ve had the farce
Their fault I fear
We know that you want what we want
No need to fear
They call us the clowns.
So send in the clowns
And give us a cheer.
What a surprise
Who could have thought
You’d come to feel about things
We felt you ought
Only now will they see
You’ve drifted our way
No surprise now
It’s no cliché
Isn’t it strange
Now they have fear
They’ve lost their timing this late
In their careers
And where are the clowns
Quick, send in the clowns.
Don’t bother we're here.
