true majesty arrives

we would not ask for any kind of pay
but just to have our claims all kept in mind
we have so much to do on this bright day
but need a moment simply to unwind
there is a reason not to be unkind
and watch the brown leaves as they at last fall
no better time than now for standing tall

we've never seen the snowfall or the sleigh
but eaten fruit and thrown away the rind
this sort of winter's better than okay
the walls that will go up are oaked or pined
leaving no shelter for the hart or hind
we put such matters far beyond the wall
no better time than now for standing tall

we are the actors in some sort of play
don't know our parts and do the whole thing blind
the sheep and cows are happy in their hay
we do not put you in some form of bind
the bed we make is comfortably lined
and there are candles lit within the hall
no better time than now for standing tall

republics are the only honest way
to rule the free and noble civil mind
each citizen must be allowed their say
this is the sigil of true humankind
the truest course of all that we might find
at once to hearken to the people's call
no better time than now for standing tall