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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Flag

why, this would be quite appropriate for the liberals in the US, with a couple minor changes


A version of the lyrics sung regularly at the Liberal Democrats' Glee Club, also dated to the mid-sixties, is:

The people's flag is palest pink,
It's not as red as most think.
We must not let the people know
What socialists thought long ago.
Don't let the scarlet banner float;
We want the middle classes' vote.
Let our old fashioned comrades sneer,
We'll stay in power for many a year.

A number of versions exist which parody the way New Labour shifted the party away from traditional socialist positions:

The People's Flag Is Palest Pink

The people's flag is palest pink
It's not the colour you might think
White collar workers stand and cheer
The Labour government is here
We'll change the country bit by bit
So nobody will notice it
And just to show that we're sincere
We'll sing The Red Flag once a year

The cloth cap and the woollen scarf
Are images outdated
For we're the party's avant garde
And we are educated
So raise the rolled umbrella high
The college scarf, the old school tie
And just to show that we're sincere
We'll sing The Red Flag once a year

Or:

New Labour's flag is palest pink
It's not as red as you might think
And Tony's added shades of blue
He does not care for me and you

The people's flag is palest pink
Best drop it now before we stink
I rather like the Tory Blue
And Cam'ron's policies - I'll have them too

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Now ditch we all that old red flower
Anything to cling to power
The working class can kiss my arse