English

The colonists who came here

Spoke the language of the Queen,

The accent very British, I think

You know what I mean.

 

Of course, throughout Great Britain

People speak in different ways

Yet pronunciations sound so cool

In every turn of phrase.

 

What I really cannot comprehend

Is how the language changed,

For from proper British English,

We are certainly estranged.

 

Americans like me prefer

The sounds of which we’re fond,

Meaning English as it’s spoken

On the far side of the pond.