It was the 5th of November, 1605
Man, King James was mighty lucky just to be alive
The Roman Catholics were displeased with his dealings
I guess you could say they had more than hurt feelings
Gunpowder was planted in Parliament's cellar
Thirty barrels worth, enough to really damage a fella
They planned to blow up James and the Parliament too
I guess they couldn't think of nothing better to do, oh Manny.
Guy Fawkes was in charge of the explosion
But before the big bang came
One moral chap warned a friend to be aware
And before Fawkes knew it, we'd caught with him scared.