Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Alternative Anthem

We wrote our own verses for John Agard's poem, Alternative Anthem. The world's problems can be solved with a cup of tea!

Alternative Anthem

Put the kettle on
Put the kettle on
It is the British answer
to Armageddon

Never mind taxes rise
Never mind trains are late
One thing you can be sure of
and that’s the kettle, mate.

It’s not whether you lose
It’s not whether you win
It’s whether or not
you’ve plugged the kettle in.

May the kettle ever hiss
May the kettle ever steam
It is the engine
that drives our nation’s dream.


Long live the kettle
that rules over us
May it be limescale free
and may it never rust.


Sing it on the beaches
Sing it from the housetops
The sun may set on empire
but the kettle never stops.


John Agard

15 comments:

  1. Children may be hungry,
    The food may be all gone,
    There's one simple solution,
    Just put the kettle on.

    Forget the small fish tank,
    Forget the dog out back,
    Just think about the kettle,
    On top the oven rack.

    By:Cearagh and Alex R

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  2. Remember all the good,
    Forget about the bad,
    Have a cuppa tea, you see,
    There's no need to be mad.

    By Madison

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  3. Millie and Luke2 June 2015 at 12:22

    Never mind bills come in,
    Never mind early supper,
    Sit down and just relax,
    Make yourself a cuppa
    By Millie and Luke ☕️

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  4. Don't think about traffic ,
    Don't think about kids late,
    Just turn the kettle on,
    Always think about your tea date.

    Mutsa

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  5. Laura and Tanya2 June 2015 at 12:24

    Don't fear wifi down,
    Don't fear biscuits gone,
    Just walk over to the kitchen,
    And put the kettle on.

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  6. Just forget about bills,
    Just stop being funny,
    Put the kettle on,
    And that tea was yummy.



    By sunny & cory-lee

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  7. Laila and Vanessa2 June 2015 at 12:28

    Never mind, power cut,
    Never mind, traffic jam,
    Just have a cup of hot tea
    And add a sandwich with ham.

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  8. Don't think about traffic jams
    Don't think about when you have to shop
    Don't think about when you lost your keys
    Don't think about when your car starts to stop
    By Gary

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  9. Laura and Tanya2 June 2015 at 12:30

    Disaster,disaster no tea bags,
    Disaster,disaster there's no milk,
    Been to the shops bought some stuff,
    Back home the tea is as smooth as silk.

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  10. Hamsters nip fingers off,
    Hamsters sleep nearly all day,
    Don't power off the kettle,
    Tea will drift your mind away.

    By Emily and Jessica.

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  11. Wifi you shut down,
    Boil the kettle please,
    Wifi turn back on,
    Now I shall leave

    By Jacob

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  12. Never mind a stressful day,
    Never mind a stinging nettle,
    Always remember to......,
    POP ON THE KETTLE.

    By Kodie and Roisin

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  13. Toni's and Joel2 June 2015 at 12:32

    Bow down to the kettle,
    Bow down to the cup of tea,
    See the sun rise ,
    That's why you love your tea.

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  14. Never mind babies cry,
    Sit back and have a drink,
    Let the baby go to sleep,
    Don't bother to clean the sink.

    By Alex and Tyler

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  15. Never mind the flood,
    never mind the stinging nettle,
    Forget being late,
    Just put on the kettle.

    By Yusuf and Caden

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