The conflicts and debts keep on mountin’
How will they cope
Does the heir provide hope?
They no longer have Matthew to count on.
Downton Abbey affords us a view
Into the life of a privileged few
As they struggle with penury
And the twentieth century;
A soap opera for viewers like you.
Lord Grantham had breeding and rank
And a large overdraft at the bank
But for a while
He maintained his lifestyle
With Cora and Matthew to thank.
Lord Grantham’s a likable bloke
But his management skills are a joke
His estate is immense
And he let expense
Exceed income, and nearly went broke.
Lady Mary’s self centered, serene
Disdainful of all that’s plebeian
She survived an affair
Married, bore an heir -
She’s a blue blooded soap opera queen.
When her first love got nervous and fled
Lady Edith tried working instead
To her family’s distress
She’s employed by the press
And her second love’s already wed.
Lady Sybil was pretty and smart
And blessed with a generous heart
Which she gave to a chauffeur
- A liveried gofer -
The connection tore her family apart.
After watching his daughter in bed
Robert ignored what the young doctor said
Because he kept heeding
The doctor with breeding
Lady Sybil ended up dead.
The Crawleys owe cousin Matthew a lot
He saved Mary when her honor was shot
He fathered an heir
Gave them money to spare
And THEN he was dropped from the plot.
The aristocrats are dropping like flies
Each season brings another demise
The pig headed survive
The self centered thrive
It’s always the nice one who dies.
When writing a long running show
The scriptwriters really must know
Just who will re-sign
And who will decline
To know who will live or will go.