Billy

Billy was a rabbit
Billy was a frog
Billy was a blackbird
Billy was a dog

Billy was the only slave
Of a mad magician
Who used to change his shape
To suit each new position

So Billy was a carthorse
When he pulled the plough
But when the milkman didn't come
Billy was a cow

Billy was a hairless cat
To warm his master's bed
But when the pipes were frozen
He used dragon's breath instead

Billy wasn't very bright
And didn't think it strange
That when he questioned why this was
It was called "resisting change"

Billy was the only slave
In his master's hall
But knew that he was fortunate
To have a job at all

And Billy counts his blessings
Despite the constant stress
As there are private companies
Who'd do the job for less

So Billy learns to cram himself
Into each different form
And sometimes he's an elephant
And sometimes he's a worm

Sometimes he's a crocodile
And sometimes he's an ape
Just as his master forces him
Into each different shape

And as there is no helping hand
And all the work to do
Billy isn't Billy
Billy is a zoo

So it's pretty much like working in the public sector under a conservative government