To be sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
In the second year of Brexit the news we brought to you
Our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the thirteenth month of Brexit the news we brought to you
Haulage hassles worsening
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the fourteenth month of Brexit the news we brought to you
Food workers vanishing
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the fifteen month of Brexit the news we brought to you
Ferry boat detained in Dover
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the sixteenth month of Brexit the news we brought to you
Dodgy deals in Walmer
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the seventeenth month of Brexit the news we brought to you
In Parliament Misogyny
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the eighteenth month of Brexit the news we brought to you
Health systems straining
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the nineteenth month of Brexit the news we brought to you
Holiday queues at border
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the twentieth month of Brexit the news we brought to you
Police flee Kent for London
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the twenty-first month of Brexit the news we brought to you
Beer exports blocked from brewery
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the twenty-second month of Brexit the news we brought to you
We’re marching on to Parliament
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the twenty-third month of Brexit the news we brought to you
Tour guide in Kent lamenting
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
On the twenty-fourth month of Brexit the news we brought to you
Kent Paper factory closing down
[Followed by the second line of each verse in reverse order]
And our bright star is fallen from the blue
