Goodbye Councillor Di ...

(with sincere apologies to Elton John and Bernie Taupin)

Goodbye Councillor Thorley
Though I never knew you at all
You created a racket most unholy
While all the pollies covered their smalls.

They flew over from the US
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on a treadmill
And they tempted you with fame.

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a spokesman of big firms
Never knowing who to cling to
When other water options were learned
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was not kindred
Your time in office dried up long before
The water ever did.

Getting referendum votes was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Big water looked for a saviour
And falling short was the price you paid.

Even when you leave
Oh the press will still hound you
All the papers have to say
Is that your project ended in the loo.

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a woman without doubt
Never knowing who to cling to
When the truth came out
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was not kindred
Your time in office ran out long before
The water ever did.

Goodbye Councillor Di
From the silent yet angry majority
Who saw you as less of a saviour
But as someone with an approval down below forty.

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like someone who might have enjoyed a win
Never knowing who to cling to
When the No votes poured in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was not kindred
Your time in office dried up long before
The water ever did ...