Green And Pleasant Land

from Green And Pleasant Land EP by Out Of Karma

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lyrics

Pay the ferry man to let you sail
Say goodbye to your sons and daughters
Tell your wife to prepare for bonded labour
It costs so much these days just to be a slave.

Welcome to the green and pleasant land
They’ll take your picture but they’ll make you dance
To their tune they’re going to make you rock
And shack you up like a rabbit in a concrete block

They’ll make you swear allegiance to the pound
The pound that burned your house right down
The pound that stole the Kohi Noor from the ground
If you resist You’ll be prison bound

It’s a green and pleasant land,
Golden sands and rolling hills
Forgotten children walking hand in hand
Amongst the dark satanic mills

Never mind the help you give the economy
Never mind the help you give the community
Never mind your day and night misery
They’ll never let you be a part of their society

And you can trade what you want wherever you want
So long as you pay the big fish in the pond
Don’t want you to be anti-establishment
They want you to be an illegal alien

And you can have your food you can have your spice
They’ll eat your curry takeaway your rice
But do as they say, not as they do
It’s their country and they won’t share it with you.

It’s a green and pleasant land,
Golden sands and rolling hills
Country vicars having Sunday
Don’t care for you, don’t care me and you no

So pay the ferryman to take you back
But you don’t have any money in the bank
Sinking in the sea big fish on your back
Welcome my friend to this green and pleasant land

credits

from Green And Pleasant Land EP, released September 1, 2017
© 2008 J Macwan

Written and Produced by Joseph Macwan

Joseph Macwan – Lead Vocals , Rhythm Guitar
Ameer Hosseinbucus - Djembe, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Chris Topham - Lead Guitar , Backing Vocals
Suraj Kika - Bass
Kathy Friedman - Keys
Drums - "Screwface"

Mastered: Neil Segrott