Standards Must Be Maintained

Standards Must Be Maintained By Elton Camp Many unworthy persons at Downton Abbey reside Including insufferable snobs who are hard to abide The earl can’t manage to keep the finances afloat His countess, on an aristocratic title does dote Lady Mary seems to bring the kiss of death to men Which suitor would ever dare be around her again An engagement to marry she rules a mistake If some other prospect her libido does shake Some, who to becomes her lovers have tried In some horrible way we learn they have died The younger daughters, spinsters will remain So the estate new descendents cannot gain “Crawley” is a name that describes them well What the family is really like it seems to tell The servants seem a bit better sort to me Yet, many faults in them there are to see Thomas can’t seem to keep his hands off men Although it brings him trouble again & again Bransom didn’t stick to driving of the car Marrying a Crawley went lots too far O’Brien is always plotting up some scheme So she is seldom the person she does seem Of the valets, cooks, maids and footmen On them there is little need to begin Carson is the only one at Downton who’s true Who works hard and tells others what to do Aristocratic standards he’ll always maintain And from unseemly conduct is sure to refrain