Sometimes, it’s just better to say it with a song.

And who better to sing it than the Minister for Culture and the Arts?

David Templeman has neatly wrapped up the parliamentary year in a little reworking of Simon and Garfunkel’s Sound of Silence.

Wetting his whistle, the Mandurah MP and Leader of the House, opened with ‘Hello Speaker, my old friend,’ and proceeded to poke fun at his colleagues, as well as neatly summarising some of the events that have shaped WA’s year.

Watch the full rendition in the video player above.

The Speaker, Peter Watson, was not prepared for the ditty and delivered this barb to Mr Templeman: “I distinctly remember your wife saying you weren’t allowed to do that this year.”

He then delivered a sobering message to the next MP to speak, Zak Kirkup: “Try following that one.

Mr Kirkup assured the house he had no intention of singing because he did not posess the ability to sing, to which the witty Mr Watson replied: “Neither does the Leader of he House.”

Mr Templeman isn’t afraid of a little musical reflection - last year he launched into a rendition of Monty Python’s The Galaxy Song.