Here you go Rob:


Seeds of Fools (W Arrowsmith ©2009)
(Without meaning to, our loving or ignorant actions can foster prejudice and intolerance.)



Jimmy was a sailor, at sea for many years.
His home it was the ocean with the other tars and queers.
On shore he kept his head down, ashamed to tell his peers.
A secret's sometimes best, 'cos your mother loves you so.

O we know it's painful, and O we know it's wrong
Prejudice is like a seed – when watered, it grows strong.
So mothers love your children, and teach them all the rules
Help them sow the seeds of love
Not reap the seeds of fools.

Sally was a young girl when first she met Ali
Like Romeo and Juliet, their love could never be.
He eats and prays a different way, O Sally can't you see?
That this way is the best, 'cos your mother loves you so

O we know it's painful…

Dave, he was an old man. He'd fought to save his land.
He always loved his neighbour and he'd always lend a hand.
But now they just ignore him, they pass him where he stands.
And years and years have gone, since his mother loved him so.

O we know it's painful, and O we know it's wrong
Prejudice is just a seed – when watered, it grows strong.
So if we love our children, we'll teach them all the rules
Help them sow the seeds of love
Not reap the seeds of fools.