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Bus Driver's Prayer
The Bus Driver's Prayer, also known as the Busman's Lord's Prayer, is a parody of the Lord's Prayer that takes the bus driver around Greater London (while avoiding further destinations). The words are apocryphal and have been around since 1960 at least. The word play, making extensive use of puns on English place names, is typical of English humour. A Metropolitan police officer's version, entitled "The Law's Prayer" has also been devised.
==Ian Dury's version==
It was recorded by Ian Dury, originally on the soundtrack album ''Apples'' (1989) and later on ''The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories'' (1992). Dury used only those place names that refer to locations in London.
Below is a version predating Dury's recording, with alternate versions given in the notes.
''Our Farnham,〔Our Father〕 who art in Hendon
''Harrow be Thy name.〔Harrow Road be Thy name〕
''Thy Kingston come; thy Wimbledon,
''In Erith as it is in Hendon.
''Give us this day our daily Brent 〔Give us this day our Berkhamsted / our Leatherhead〕
''And forgive us our Westminster〔Plural: Westminsters〕
''As we forgive those who Westminster against us.〔Forgive us our bypasses,
As we forgive those who bypass against us〕
''And lead us not into Thames Ditton〔And lead us not into Temple Station〕
''But deliver us from Yeovil.〔But deliver us from Oval / from Ealing〕
''For Thine is the Kingston, the Purley and the Crawley,〔For Thine is the Kingston, the Powys and the Goring〕
''For Esher and Esher.〔For Iver and Iver〕
''Crouch End.
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