You put your right arm in,

Your right arm out,

In out, in out what’s it all about?

You listen to the promises

The warnings and the lies,

Figures and statistics

Swim before your eyes.

Politicians’ promises are puffs of empty air.

Statistics can prove anything

You really must take care.

You put your left arm in,

Your left arm out,

In out, in out you’d better work it out.

Although you find it hard to choose

Although there is some doubt,

Now, really there’s so much to lose.

For at some future date

Our politicians will complain

The public are the ones to blame,

And now the only option

Is put taxes up again.

Reduce or cut our benefits

Let the culprits take the strain.

Put the ballot paper in,

Take the ballot paper out,

In out, in out, it’s what it’s all about.

You really cannot get it right

No matter what you do,

There’s bound to be a shake up now

And it’s all up to you.

Mrs Hazel Wellings

St Helens Road

Leigh