I'm getting ready to go to a festival, but I had to post this brilliant song by one of our National Treasures, John Dengate. Paul Buckberry sang it at our folk club last night:

The Terrorist Song (Tune: Knickerbocker Line) by John Dengate

As I was walking down the road, he suddenly appeared:
A bloody turbaned Moslem with a big Bin Laden beard;
I asked, "Are you a terrorist, is that your bloody lurk?"
He said, "I'm a carpenter, I'm on my way to work."

Chorus:
I watched him, tracked him, rang up A.S.I.O.
I dobbed him into Alan Jones on talk-back radio.
I may not be a beauty and I don't have any sense
But, by God, I know my duty to the national defence!

They're going to bomb the Harbour Bridge then quiet as a mouse,
They'll sneak up with explosives and blow up the Opera House.
They're going to blow up Murphy's pub. I've heard about the plot
I hope they get the pokies because I'm losing quite a lot.

There's terrorism everywhere; it makes a man afraid
I'm buying a machine gun and I'll build a barricade.
You'll have to know the password if you come and visit me.
Shoot first, ask questions later mate, that's my philosophy.

My Aunty May's eccentric; "You're paranoid, " she said.
She doesn't believe the terrorists are underneath the bed.
She reckons it's "Hysteria" - I don't know what she meant
She said she's far more frightened of the Federal Government.

John Howard will protect us, he is very strong and brave;
He's passing legislation that will make you all behave!
You won't be facing Mecca on that silly bloody mat-
You'll all be Church of England, Abdul, cogitate on that!

Chorus - Watch them, track them...