I’ve grown accustomed to his eke

UK songsters produce a bonaroo song in bona Polari

It’s a dizzy, it’s a dally, it’s Polari!

A new song, with music by Michael Roulston and lyrics by an anonymous writer and Christopher Bryant, puts the “bona” in “bona Polari!”

Adorable and mustachioed UK singer/performer Champagne Charlie takes a role as the spirit of the lost, gay language in this new music video for “Bona Eke.”

If you need a crash course, the History Boys have got you covered. You can read our column on Polari or consult our handy, dandy, randy Polari lexicon for translations.

Michael Lyons is a queer-identified, chaotic neutral writer, activist, misanthrope, sapiosexual, and feline enthusiast. He is a columnist, blogger and regular contributor with Xtra and has contributed to Plenitude Magazine, KAPSULA Magazine, Crew Magazine, Memory Insufficient e-zine, The Ryersonian, Buddies Theatre blog, Toronto Is Awesome blog and Fab Magazine and more.

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