The internet has turned into one big gammon fest of late.
Yes, it seems the obsession with sniggering at Brexit-obsessed, purple-faced men knows no bounds.
But there was one thing missing from the controversial gammon phenomenon – an era-defining anthem.
Until now.
Matthew Hankins looks like hes won Twitter with his song Gammon People, which takes inspiration from Jarvis Cockers 1995 hit Common People.
He slides Boris Johnson and Brexit into a narrative around one stereotyped central figure – the gammon.
He went up to Oxford with a thirst for knowledge
He studied Classics at Balliol College
That's why I
Caught his eye pic.twitter.com/lbQMlXOyOd— Matthew Hankins #FBPE (@mc_hankins) May 15, 2018
It will hardly be a favourite among critics of the term, who say it vilifies a group of men based on their race.
But its hard to fault the creativity.
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So, without further ado, we give you Gammon People.
The lyrics to Gammon People, by @mc_hankins
He went up to Oxford with a thirst for knowledge
He studied Classics at Balliol College
Thats why I
Caught his eye
He told me that his dad was loaded
I said I wish Id known that before I voted
He said Fine
And in thirty years time
He said
I want the votes of gammon people
I want to do whatever gammon people do
I want to sleep with gammon people
I want to sleep with gammon people like you.
Well, what else could I do?
I voted to leave the EU
He took me out of the Single Market
I dont know why but he had to start it
Somewhere
So he started there
I said What happened to all the NHS money?
He just laughed and said Oh youre so funny
I said Yeah? Well, I can still see foreigners over here
Are you sure you want to live like gammon people?
You want to see whatever gammon people see
You want to sleep with gammon people
You want to sleep with gammon people like me
But he didnt understand
He just smiled and waved his hand
Buy a flat on the Costa del Sol
Dont learn to speak in Español
Smoke some fags and drink some beer
Pretend you always lived round here
But still youll never get it right
Cause when youre laid in bed at night
Watching your pension value fall
If he cancelled A50 he could stop it all
Youll never live like gammon people
Youll never do whatever gammon people do
Youll never fail like gammon people
Youll never watch your life slide out of view
And drink and blame the EU
Because theres nothing else to do
String along the gammon people
String them along it might just get you through
Laugh along with the gammon people
Laugh along even though theyre laughing at you
And the stupid things that you do
Because you think that poor is cool
By Matthew Hankins, who you can find on Twitter @mc_hankins
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