Saturday 19 February 2011

Blame And Recrimination


Blame And Recrimination

(A Protest Song in a Reggae Style, inspired by Life, Aswad,  Benefits, Disabilities, Prejudice - and a new typeface called Syncopate, which doesn't copy over!)



*One-a, Two-a, Three-a*


(Nothing but) blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation
No, nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation

They say no, no, we don’t wanna see you shirK
So pick up your broken body, take it to work

Nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation
No, nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation

They say, you ain’t sick cause I seen you online
And that is the proof that you’re perfectly fine
They say no, no, we don’t wanna see you shirK
So pick up your broken body, take it to work

Nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation
No, nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation

They say, I saw you went out on the town
Gonna report you so the judge sends you down
They say, you ain’t sick ‘cause I seen you online
and that is the proof that you’re perfectly fine
They say no, no, we don’t wanna see you shirK
So pick up your broken body, take it to work

Nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation
No, nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation

But they don’t see how we crawl up the stair
The hour it took just to comb out our hair
How we don’t eat if there’s no-one to cook
The struggle to turn over the page of a book
That we need both hands just to pick up a glass
Have to ask for help to clean our own

Aah-ah-ah-aah,
Apparently the government gives us all a free car,
And electric wheelchairs and loads of money
The latest computer and a plasma TV
They send lots of people to do all our chores,
To cater every whim and to open doors
We take three holidays every year,
Expenses all paid, free wine and free running beer
And just to make sure that we never feel cold
They insulate our houses with 18carat gold! Hah!!!

Nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation
No, nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation

Nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation
No, nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation

Nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation
No, nothing but blame and recrimination
On the disabled of our nation


Copyright (2011) vests in the writer here known as Rockhorse. The lyrics may be used for non-commercial purposes only but credit must always be given. For any other purpose, please request permission before use.










6 comments:

RockHorse said...

I've had a few goes at getting the layout right and my eyes don't seem to be communicating too well with my brain... What the heck, it's close enough for jazz ;-)

xJ

Oya's Daughter said...

That's awesome! I'm soooo retweeting this.

RockHorse said...

:-D

Thanks so much, Oya's Daughter! Means a lot, coming from you!

xxxJ

THE Purple Fairy said...

I am going to practice this until I am word perfect ;-)
Love and peace
THE Purple Fairy

RockHorse said...

Just wondering, my dearest Purple Fairy, do you know the words all off by heart yet? ;)

xJ

THE Purple Fairy said...

still practising .... will be shortly love and hugs THE Purple Fairy xxx