A Congolese Carol (to the Tune of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen')

God rest ye merry gentlemen

Let nothing you dismay

For Congolese have gathered

For riot and affray

In Trafalgar Square they punched the air

Then sundry passers-by

And there is no point in asking why, asking why

And there is no point in asking why.

In London, in England

‘Diversity’ was born

And with this word upon their lips

It was no lie they swore

But they would take advantage

Of us for evermore

And there is no point in asking why, asking why

And there is no point in asking why.

For now we find no peace of mind

There’s nought that we can do

For a Congolese may be unkind

And throw a drink at you

And burn your skin and laugh and grin

Then turn and say “f*** you!”

And there is no point in asking why, asking why

And there is no point in asking why.

You came to help your loved ones

Who with the cancer ail

And with your kindness and your songs

We hoped that you’d prevail

But then there came the Congolese

Hence this unhappy tale

And there is no point in asking why, asking why

And there is no point in asking why.

The Congolese moved in a pack

With cruelty in their hearts

And their baying black sisters

Played their mocking part

Oh why they came to attack you

Was unclear from the start

And there is no point in asking why, asking why

And there is no point in asking why.

They came to burn the Christmas tree

From our Norwegian friends

They came to vent and spew their hate

And claim it was ‘amends’

For a vote that was cast far away

That their conscience did offend

And there is no point in asking why, asking why

And there is no point in asking why.

Emma West now sits in gaol

Her children taken away

Rhea Page in a state of shock

With a judge who caused dismay

And who will grieve for the young man

The murdered Danny O’Shea?

And there is no point in asking why, asking why

And there is no point in asking why.

Oh tell us why you’ve done this

We do not understand

Why you say it is so good

To flood our native land

With people who’ve no business here

And bite our feeding hand

And this is our point in asking why, asking why

And this is our point in asking why.


We have The Daily Telegraph to thank for news of this disgraceful attack on carol singers seeking to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, whereas The Guardian and the BBC omitted this from their reporting of the arrest of 139 Congolese demonstrators for a variety of offences including inflicting damage on cars, property and shops. Fights are also said to have broken out amongst the demonstrators. At a guess, many of the people involved in this violent outburst will have arrived here claiming 'asylum'. As with the gang of young Somali women who attacked Rhea Page, I would suggest that those who indulged their violent impulses should have no place in this country, and ought to be deported back to Congo with no right of readmission to the UK. Another tale of woe involving a Congolese in England can be accessed here.  

'Victims' (courtesy of The Guardian)