I Am Blind -- But I Am

I've Always Been After The Trappings Of Great Luxury. But All I've Got Hold Of Are The Trappings Of Great Poverty. I've Got Hold Of The Wrong Load Of Trappings, And A Rotten Load They Are Too, Ones I Could Have Very Well Done Without.

I've Had Some Wonderful Ideas For Getting The Dominating Going. I've Got Some Extremely Subtle Advertising Slogans That Should Get The Public Behind Us. Things Like "vote For El Wisty And Lovely Nude Ladies Will Come And Dance With You." It's A Complete Lie, Of Course, But You Can't Afford To Be Too Scrupulous If You're Going To Dominate The World.

All In All I'd Rather Have Been A Judge Than A Miner. And What's More, Being A Miner, As Soon As You Are Too Old And Tired And Sick And Stupid To Do The Job Properly, You Have To Go. Well, The Very Opposite Applies With Judges. *

Playing Rugby At School I Once Fell On A Loose Ball And, Through Ignorance And Fear, Held On Despite A Fierce Pummelling. After That It Took Me Months To Convince My Team-mates I Was A Coward.

Everything I've Ever Told You, Including This, Is A Lie.