Magna_Cartoon Songtext
von Animaniacs

Don′t be coy, ol' Johnny boy
We have seen what you′ve decreed
You've taxed and pillaged every village
And ignored their every need
So we wrote the Magna Carta
(Which is Latin for "great charter")
And you'd do well
Lest folk rebel
To sign this clever creed!


The British Isles
Will have fair trials
And I′ll tell you what′s more
Neither king nor son
Nor anyone
Will be above the law!
So if you're to have a hope...
(And win the blessings of the Pope!)
You can′t decline
You'll have to sign
Or face a civil war!

Though you′ll be vexed
This deed's effects
Go far beyond this region
You can stamp and shout
And whine about
This blatant act of treason!
But we demand habeas corpus!
(Meaning tyrants should be cautious!)
No more arrests
At the king′s behest
For now you'll need a reason!


Unless you're craving
One more bathing
Embrace legal restitution
Church and state
Will separate
Or there′ll be regal revolution
And the message then will spread!
(Like liberty butter on freedom bread!)
Through the ages
To the pages of
The U.S. Constitution!

In 800 years
To peoples′ cheers
These words will further travel
To unclasp each despot's grasp
And to insure their reigns unravel.
Rights were granted at our birth
To every corner of the earth!
From United Nations declarations...
...down to every judge′s gavel!