God prosper long our noble Queen, <br />And long may she reign! <br />Maclean he tried to shoot her, <br />But it was all in vain. <br /> <br />For God He turned the ball aside <br />Maclean aimed at her head; <br />And he felt very angry <br />Because he didn't shoot her dead. <br /> <br />There's a divinity that hedges a king, <br />And so it does seem, <br />And my opinion is, it has hedged <br />Our most gracious Queen. <br /> <br />Maclean must be a madman, <br />Which is obvious to be seen, <br />Or else he wouldn't have tried to shoot <br />Our most beloved Queen. <br /> <br />Victoria is a good Queen, <br />Which all her subjects know, <br />And for that God has protected her <br />From all her deadly foes. <br /> <br />She is noble and generous, <br />Her subjects must confess; <br />There hasn't been her equal <br />Since the days of good Queen Bess. <br /> <br />Long may she be spared to roam <br />Among the bonnie Highland floral, <br />And spend many a happy day <br />In the palace of Balmoral. <br /> <br />Because she is very kind <br />To the old women there, <br />And allows them bread, tea, and sugar, <br />And each one get a share. <br /> <br />And when they know of her coming, <br />Their hearts feel overjoy'd, <br />Because, in general, she finds work <br />For men that's unemploy'd. <br /> <br />And she also gives the gipsies money <br />While at Balmoral, I've been told, <br />And, mind ye, seldom silver, <br />But very often gold. <br /> <br />I hope God will protect her <br />By night and by day, <br />At home and abroad, <br />When she's far away. <br /> <br />May He be as a hedge around her, <br />As he's been all along, <br />And let her live and die in peace <br />Is the end of my song.<br /><br />William Topaz McGonagall<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/attempted-assassination-of-the-queen/
