Chill out Man and let’s forget all about Hip Hop,
This is more about local veggies, being on sale in the shop!
Enhance our well-being, education, care and support,
Good physical and mental health, along with some local sport.
Inner City rejuvenation, with great plans ahead,
With better, greener transport links, for one and all instead.
To promote and improve, our unique Waterfront Sea View,
For visitors to enjoy, without some dam awful traffic queue!
Designated cycling and safe walking routes, for all of us to use,
For young and old alike, decked out in kits, of so many hues.
Our buildings, museums and green open spaces,
A City of great culture with many historic places.
A naval base with an international port,
Southsea castle, where Henry VIII, once held his court.
Encourage all to visit Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard,
To sip a drink, wander the Hotwalls, or visit The Hard.
Watch with awe and wonder, Sir Ainslie’s bid for the America’s cup,
Cheers from the promenade, with a healthy picnic to share, to sup.
Yachts flying high on their foils, on great zig-zag courses,
Carts on the Common, pulled by the Heavy Horses.
The view from the Spinnaker Tower, as the light fades,
And the blue lanterns glow, along Eastern Parade.
The outlet shops and eateries of Gunwharf Quays,
Offering cinema, bowling, casino – do as you please!
See the Mary Rose Ship and all of her artefacts,
Visit the souvenir shop, drink coffee, chill man, relax!
There’s still Action Stations with its flight simulator,
For all of those youngsters, who aspire to be an aviator!
HMS Victory with its square plates, where all ran a mock,
On Trafalgar Day in 1805, when many died from pure shock.
On HMS Warrior you may visit, to wine and dine,
On a special occasion, all dressed up Man – looking fine!
The City Museum, Eastney Barracks, Cumberland House,
Things to see, from a Woolly Mammoth to that of a mouse.
The Victorious Festival, the Festival of Kites,
Sounds of our modern era, with eye-popping sights.
A vibrant culture scene, of heritage and creative energy,
Diverse events and attractions, known for their synergy!
A vision for our City, oh, to be so green,
The promotion of Big Bold Plans, as yet unseen.
No funny money, to flex, to buy grub or bubbly,
Just Pads being built on the Yard, for you and hubby!
Release the planning, that will both empower and enrich our lives,
Retain the allotments, encourage the Old Man to put up a beehive!
Gone is the era for making pots of money,
We want to save the pollinators, responsible for our honey!
Building Bug Homes for all mini-beasts, is now the current rage,
Our Kid Bro’s are growing pots of lavender, parsley and sage.
Tackle all the air pollution, that we have all around,
Caused by the vehicles and the incinerator in our town.
Grants for Dudes, with efficient homes with modern solar heating,
Wind power, underground rain tanks, scientific – world beating.
Encourage less consumerism and waste overall,
Less plastic, carbon neutral, Dukes – it’s your call!
Ensure that our Solent Water, is blue and crystal clear,
To keep our pebble beaches, ‘pristine’ we all cheer!.
Hey Dudes, our Island’s sea defences are growing very tall,
Some involve gates with seals, others a concrete wall.
Have green walls of growing plants, in all unsightly places,
To encourage, nay foster, a pride in all our living spaces.
Let’s plant more trees, to both protect and to enhance,
Nothing about our City, can be merely left to chance!
So, let’s make a thriving economy, by means of Lifelong Learning,
To help make a Megacity, one we Brodies are all yearning!
Entrepreneurs and partnerships, for those with excellent skills,
Include all to the north of our City, by Portsdown Hill.
With all these many aspirations, all so very high,
A place for people to live and prosper -Hey Man – fly!
So, with high quality courses for our City’s population,
To utilise the huge potential, of our Port’s young nation.
Brodies, we need a better future, one brim-full of ideas,
Job prospects, training – true plans for our careers.
We believe in equality, in respect and collaboration,
To build a community, through sheer grit, true innovation.
As individuals we all need to pull our weight and do our bit,
So that the vision for our City, is a unique and perfect fit.
Remember our motto: ‘Heavens Light Our Guide’,
So as Citizens, to standards and morals we abide.
Be true to who we are Man, on that we all agree,
Have a Heart of Gold Girl, be true to you and me!
So, in the spirit of Brotherhood, this is now the common fact,
To look out for one another, this is our solemn pact.
We care about us growing up, where we live and thrive,
This is our passionate plea, as to how we should survive!
Let’s make Portsea Island a proud place for us to decree,
Celebrate our heritage, but forward thinking must we be!
Rap Terms used:
Brodies – close friends
Dukes – parents
Bubbly – champagne
Pad – apartment
Funny money – counter fit money
Pots of money – to have a lot of cash
Yard – prison
Old man – father
Grub – food
Flex – to show off
