The first debate

Where were you watching, if watching at all
The moment when history paid us a call?
With nervous predictions of how it would go
That evening in April when Clegg stole the show.

The first time on TV the leaders had met
The rules argued over, and finally set;
Just who it would favour it seems we now know
The break with tradition when Clegg stole the show.

Whose lines would resonate, who would look best?
Who would be sharpest and rise to the test?
Would there be slip-ups, would one be in flow?
It seemed pretty clear once Clegg stole the show.

So on to the next debate, this time on Sky
In high-definition, we'll see the sparks fly;
But still we'll remember who laid the first blow
On that Thursday evening, when Clegg stole the show.