MC Wordsworth Is In Da House

More scary stuff from the nice Cumbria Tourism people who brought you singing sheep ringtones and other aural atrocities, this time in the form of a hip-hop version of a Wordsworth poem performed by a squirrel called MC Nuts, the mascot for Ullswater Steamers.

The new version of 'I wandered lonely as a cloud' has been released on the 200th anniversary of the original and is designed to appeal to a yoof audience thanks to its, erm, more current interpretation of the famous poem about daffodils.

The Telegraph web site has the full words of the original and the updated interpretation...

'I wandered lonely along as if I was a cloud
That floats on high over vales and hills
When all at once I looked down and saw a crowd
And in my path there was a host of golden daffodils so check it'

A Cumbria Tourism spokesman commented: "Wordsworth's Daffodils poem has remained unchanged for 200 years.

"To keep it alive for another two centuries we wanted to engage the YouTube generation who want modern music and amusing video footage on the web.

"Hopefully this will give them a reason to connect with a poem published in 1807 as well as with the works of Wordsworth and the stunning landscape of the Lake District."

It's all a bit scary. You can find more details along with a link to the video of the new song at www.telegraph.co.uk so, erm, check it and respect to MC Nuts, he da man. Or maybe squirrel.