Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell bluff and bold,
1649-1660 Was cast in Nature's sternest mould,
Lacking maybe the courtly grace
And proud of warts upon his face.
He fought the Irish and the Scotch
And with his navy beat the Dutch
Let all his faults condoned be,
He kept us up on land and sea.
[Illustration: "TAKE AWAY THAT BAUBLE"