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,