The John Bunyan Calypsos

If you are ever stuck with an assembly about  John Bunyan please use this.It goes to a calypso rhythm

Today's assembly I declare Is about Doubting Castle and Giant Despair If you read Pilgrim's Progress, the story's all there How Pilgrim's long journey's full of woe and care. John Bunyan, this tale Tells us about a man in jail John Bunyan's despair Wasn't about a castle in the air When John Bunyan wrote the book he was locked in a cell Imprisoned for preaching so the history books tell If you've ever read the book you'll be forced to agree Pilgrim's Progress is an interesting allegory John Bunyan, it's a shame Locked in a prison and you weren't to blame John Bunyan all the same You wrote Pilgrim's Progress and rose to fame Now John Bunyan was a tinker who mended pots and pans He travelled the country in a gypsy caravan But in those early days of England Ollie Cromwell was around So John Bunyan couldn't find a peaceful camping ground. Shouted (Ere ! move your 'orse and caravan, don't you know there's a civil war on?) John Bunyan, who cares Riding in a caravan and selling your wares John Bunyan, who knows One day you'll be wearing very fine clothes. In 1649 Ollie Cromwell killed the king So John Bunyan decided he'd go along with him He signed up for Cromwell's army the very next day Preferred it to tinkering, he got better pay John Bunyan signed on Cromwell was winning so he just went along John Bunyan, at war But he didn't really know what he was fighting for

Well along came Charles the 2nd in 1661 He wasn't pleased with Cromwell or the way the war had gone Decided to restore himself as ruler of the nation And that's why history calls it the famous  Restoration. John Bunyan it's sad Thought all the killing was very very bad John Bunyan you know When your side is losing it's time to go Meanwhile poor John B wasn't happy with the fighting Decided that the army wasn't to his liking He left Ollie's army and  went to do some teaching As a traveling cleric he did some free-lance preaching John Bunyan, its true Wasn't licensed to preach by Charlie 2 John Bunyan, sad tale They arrested him and threw him in the jail. Well the rest of the story you know pretty well Charlie said he wasn't licensed so he ended in a cell He felt pretty dismal and he hadn't had much luck So he picked up a pen and wrote a famous book John Bunyan, this tale Tells us about a man in jail John Bunyan's despair Wasn't about a castle in the air Well the moral of the story should be clear to everyone If you're travelling through life and you cannot get along If arrested and locked up and don't think the law is fair Don't enter doubting castle, don't give into despair John Bunyan I see, what your little story was telling me John Bunyan, I'm aware I should never live with doubt and despair.