I think this short song was only briefly performed, although I’m sure it could have done well for a long time in the hands of any half-decent Prince Philip impersonator, of whom NewsRevue had many at that time.
All these years later, I still find the idea of Prince Philip being the patron of WWF bizarre. I mean the World Wide Fund for Nature, of course. Philip The Greek God as patron of the wrestling lot would make a bit more sense.
ALL THINGS WILD AND SHOOTABLE _
(A Quickie to the Tune of “All Things Bright and Beautiful”)
CHORUS 1
All things bright and beautiful,
Love the World Wildlife Fund;
Their patron’s not cute at all,
Prince Philip has beasts gunned.
VERSE 1 – PRINCE PHILIP
I shoot the grouse on Moorlands,
But won’t hunt baby fawns;
I’d sooner stuff their mummies,
And mount their daddies’ horns.
CHORUS 2
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures tasty hot;
All things wild and shootable,
Prince Philip kills the lot.
(PRINCE PHILIP:Hear, hear.)
(c) Ian Harris 1993
In Autumn 1994 I replaced the “Hear hear” line with
(PRINCE PHILIP: I think I’ll start with that stupid wimp of a son, Charles)
…it looks as though I had another go at resubmitting it in autumn 1995 as well.
I was reminded of this song when I found my October 1993 submissions letter to John Random, which I Ogblogged here.