The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #120580   Message #4173431
Posted By: Joe Offer
29-May-23 - 10:12 PM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: The Diggers Song
Subject: Lyr ADD: The New Diggers Song (Gayle Wade)
Here's a contribution from Gayle Wade:

NEW DIGGERS' SONG
(Gayle Wade)

The cost of living’s rising, stand up now, stand up now,
The cost of living’s rising, stand up now,
The cost of living’s rising, global temperatures are rising,
And it isn’t so surprising that our anger, too, is rising
Stand up now, stand up now.

You can’t afford the heating, stand up now, stand up now,
You can’t afford the heating, stand up now.
The winter’s bitter cold if you’re poor and if you’re old
‘Put a sweater on’ we’re told, though we’re dying in the cold
Stand up now, Britons all.

The shops are stocked with food, stand up now, stand up now,
The shops are stocked with food, stand up now.
The shops are stocked with food, and you’d buy it if you could
But it isn’t any good, you’ve no money left for food.
Stand up now, Britons all.

It’s hard to see a doctor, stand up now, stand up now,
It’s hard to see a doctor, stand up now.
Not a doctor or a nurse, or a dentist – even worse
If they don’t get better pay, our health service will decay.
Stand up now, Britons all.

We can hardly make ends meet, stand up now, stand up now,
We can hardly make ends meet, stand up now.
We can hardly make ends meet, while the rich and the elite
Drive their limos down the street, fly in private jets to meet
Stand up now, stand up now.

The clergy bless us all, stand up now, stand up now,
The clergy bless us all, stand up now.
The clergy bless us all, the long, the short, the tall;
So long as we’re not gay, though they love us all they say.
Stand up now, Britons all.

'Gainst Tories and 'gainst bankers, stand up now, stand up now,
'Gainst Tories and 'gainst bankers, stand up now.
'Gainst Tories and 'gainst bankers, for they’re all a load of wankers,
Private profit is their aim, they will cheat us without shame
Stand up now, Britons all.

The law forbids a protest, stand up now, stand up now,
The law forbids a protest, stand up now,
If you carry glue or string, a blank paper – anything -
They’ll arrest you for a breach, lock you up to stop free speech
Stand up now, Britons all.

They may have passed a law, stand up now, stand up now,
They may have passed a law, stand up now.
They may have passed a law to keep poor men in awe,
But we don’t consent, for sure, to keeping such a law.
Glory now, Britons all.

Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA4FTIz2Zrw