Oliver Cromwell 
Need I say more?  
A member of parliament 
The lord protector 
 
He didn’t believe  
The king should rule 
So he led a rebellion  
From his parliament stool 
 
Needless to say  
Civil war was to come 
The roundheads gained power 
And in the end won 
 
He gained a new nick name 
Old Ironsides it was 
I don’t know why 
And doubt anyone does 
 
A Puritan man 
For Irish Catholics to fear 
He put so many to death 
It was near genocide, so I hear 
 
Some think him a hero 
Some think him a fraud 
But he would be proud 
He’s remembered abroad
Julie Neises
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