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Let's all sing a happy song

from Collaborations by Roddy

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This is a collaboration with Peter Murphy.
This is Peter's response to the plight of refugees trying to enter Australia.

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Well wouldn’t you love to sleep at night
In a tent beneath the stars
And wouldn’t you like to feel safe
Behind invisible bars
You wouldn’t need to worry
Where your next meal’s coming from
And who needs hope or happiness
When you can just be strong

Lets all sing a happy song
For the kids stuck on Nauru
Lets all sing a happy song
For the men with ties of blue

Lets all sing a happy song
Our country’s safe and our border’s strong
Lets all sing a happy song
And pretend that we aint cruel

And wouldn’t you love to run all day
Playing hide and seek
And wouldn’t you love to have
No shoes upon your feet
You wouldn’t need to worry
About buying socks
Just think how much fun it is
Running on the rocks

So lets all sing a happy song
For the kids in Afghanistan
Lets all sing a happy song
For the military man

Lets all sing a happy song
You can stay awake all night long
Lets all sing a happy song
And pretend that we are grand

And wouldn’t you like to take a ride
In a nice big rubber boat
And wouldn’t it be exciting
to see how long it stayed afloat
You wouldn’t have to worry
About knowing how to swim
Drowning would be better
Than the camp they'll put you in

So lets all sing a happy song
For the kids out on the sea
Lets all sing a happy song
For the folks like you and me

Lets all sing a happy song
We can smile though we know it’s wrong
Lets all sing a happy song
And pretend we just dont see

Lets all sing a happy song
And pretend we just dont see

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from Collaborations, track released February 20, 2016
Lyrics Peter Murphy 2016
Music Roddy Renfrew 2016

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