LIES LIKE ‘ILLEGAL’

Jenny Fitzgibbon

“Here’s a new rendition of my song “Lies Like 'Illegal'” with Jeremy Dunlop on guitar. I wrote it out of my desire for more compassion in our treatment of refugees, young and old, and thru my need to take action.” Sept 2015
Adapted from the tune of “When the Boat Comes in”. Trad – Northumberland


Asylum they come seeking, In a boat that’s leaking
Gets the pollies freaking, When the boat comes in
   No peace for Baba, No peace for Maman
   No peace for koodak, surely it’s a sin

Zero information, goes out to the nation
An abomination, When the boat comes in
To ‘secure’ our borders, We give Navy orders
Racists would applaud us, When the boat comes in
   No peace for Baba, No peace for Maman
   No peace for koodak, surely it’s a sin

Why say a prayer, Teach our kids to care
Then refuse to share, When the boat comes in
Private corporations, Profit from our nation’s
Freedom deprivations, When the boat comes in
    No peace for Baba, No peace for Maman
    No peace for koodak, surely it’s a sin

Forked tongues a-lashing, In a right-wing fashion
Why not show compassion, When the boat comes in
Even though there’s no ‘queue’ - take the pain you’ve been thru
To Manus or Nauru, When the boat comes in
   No peace for Baba, No peace for Maman
   No peace for koodak, surely it’s a sin

Children in detention, Human rights suspension
We must pay attention, When the boat comes in
If I’d a son or daughter, fleeing famine or slaughter
I’d cross any water, When the boat comes in
   No peace for Baba, No peace for Maman
   No peace for koodak, surely it’s a sin

A label like “illegals” - Lies like “illegal”
Should be illegal   -   When the boat comes in


[Kids Out - Close Manus and Nauru now]


Audio Link : https://jennyfitzgibbon.com/2015/09/13/lies-like-illegals-close-manus-and-nauru-now/


Robyn Cook hosts "Stories from the Red Couch" and her guest this Ep is Jenny Fitzgibbon : https://www.storiesfromtheredcouch.com.au/episodes-blog/tag/Jenny+fitzgibbon


R-J