Spoken: The most interesting thing about King Charles the first is that he was 5 foot 6 inches tall at the start of his reign, but only 4 foot 8 inches tall at the end of it....because of....

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England
(PURITAN)
Born in 1599 and died in 1658
(SEPTEMBER)
Was at first (ONLY)
MP for Huntingdon (BUT THEN)
He led the Ironside Cavalry at Marston Moor
In 1644 and won
Then he founded the new model army
And praise be, beat the Cavaliers at Naisby
And the King fled up North, like a bat to the Scots.

Spoken: But under the terms of John Pimm's Solemn league and covenant, the Scots handed King Charles the first over to....

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England
(AND HIS WARTS)
Born in 1599 and died in 1658
(SEPTEMBER)
But alas (OY VEY!)
Disagreement then broke out (BETWEEN)
The Presbyterian Parliament
And the Military who meant
To have an independent bent.
And so...
The Second Civil War broke out
And the Roundhead ranks
Faced the Cavaliers at Preston Banks
And the King lost again, silly thing
(STUPID GIT)
Spoken: And Cromwell sent Colonel Pride to purge the House of Commons of the Presbyterian Royalists, leaving behind only the rump Parliament

Which appointed a High Court at Westminster Hall
To indict Charles I for ... tyranny
(OOOHHH!)

Charles was sentenced to death
Even though he refused to accept
That the court had jurisdiction
(SAY GOODBYE TO HIS HEAD.)

Poor King Charles laid his head on the block
(JANUARY 1649)
Down came the axe, and ...

Spoken: In the silence that followed, the only sound that could be heard was a solitary giggle, from....

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England
(¡OLÉ!)
Born in 1599 and died in 1658
(SEPTEMBER)
Then he smashed (IRELAND)
Set up the Commonwealth (AND MORE)
He crushed the Scots at Worcester
And beat the Dutch at sea
In 1653 and then
He dissolved the rump Parliament
And with Lambert's consent
Wrote the instrument of Government
Under which Oliver was Protector at last
THE END!