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What a glorious morning
If you’re still alive
Such a fabulous dawning
If your children thrive
You can not let them know
How you starve in deep woe, so
Lie, lie, lie – why?

There once was a mother of seven
The eldest was only eleven
The eighth took her down
The priest said, all frown,
“At least, now she will go to heaven”

What a vision of elation
When your children play
Such a seldom occasion
’cause they work all day
You can not pay their schools
So they’ll, like you, stay fools, but
Why, why, why – why?

There once was a father of eight
His wife died at birthing of late
His eldest he sold
To whom he wa’n’t told
The priest said to him, “This is fate”

There’s mothers and fathers all over
Though slavery’s supposed to be over
See how they get drained
All they got is saints
And pastors and four-leaved clover

There’s no people loftier than others
We all should be sisters and brothers
But those of the West
Believe to be best
The rest be exploited and smothered

What a morning of glory
When you board the boat
Such a brave and bold story
But it will stay untold
You can not reach the shore
Your ferry is no more, you
Die, die, die — why?

There’s millions of people who suffer
Their lives getting evermore tougher
The rich steal their means
Their gold and their beans
Gloat over their wealth like a puffer

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from If Not Now, Then When? (EP), released January 20, 2017

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Babu Menos is a musician (composer and lyricist, multi-instrumentalist and singer), writer, smart-ass, idler, and former traveller — amidst this climate catastrophe, one cannot travel in good conscience anymore.

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