Newspeak

I'm sick of this twisted English Never meaning what it says No medals for plain speaking Ever awarded these days. Free Cash the machine said But it turned out to be a skank Later on that week the B's Took it back from my bank. Diverted traffic this sign said So I followed the direction around Just a queue of angry motorist And of diversions not a sound This door is alarmed it says For god's sake give it a pill Who wants to always walk Through doors depressed and ill An automatic washing machine So the price goes up a quarter But it ain't automatic because you Add powder, power and water They must think we are idiots The language tricks they try But I suspect we are the idiots 'cos we still go out and buy.