And the modus operandi of getting a thing without having to steal it.

I know the Civil Service Act and how it’s circumvented

Who is who in Parliament, what’s real and what pretended.

I know about Elipse of Stress and why a bridge breaks down

And all about the vested rights and the powers of the Crown.

I know when to work moderato and when fortissimo,

What’s the diff. between in and out, in fact I’m in the know;

I know about contractors and their peculiar ways,

How honestly they always act, especially when it pays.

I’m very well acquainted, too, with social etiquette,