An unemployed workforce, the capitalist's dream
But lets keep Britain working--either way we must keep Britain working
Conventional weapons to kill people nicely
Nuclear weapons to keep the peace
But weapons definitely--either way we must defend ourselves
Nationalization, with one big boss
No, privatization, with lots of little bosses
But someone in control, of course, either way there must be someone giving orders
[Chorus:]
A toast to democracy
The prison guard of this society
Sides in the voting game
Disappear into the same machine
The same machine
A toast
To us bases and nuclear weapons
To stopping pickets pulling down fences
To the British troops in Northern Ireland
To the wonderful victory in the Falklands
To the plastic bullet and the riot police
To the udm, to the tuc
To isolating gays and to law and to order
To richer bosses, to poorer workers
(Repeat chorus)
To longer hours and to less pay
To the courts for those who get in our way
To the beating of people who step out of line
To the use of troops to break a strike
To the expulsion of extremists and political witch hunts
To repatriation, to benefit cuts
To peaceful settlements, and to no strike agreements
To authority, to power, to governments
One, two, three
To the annual rise in the mp's wage
To vested interests, to privilege
To the party who wins the next election
By definition a victory to capitalism
Full employment, slave labor, and schemes An unemployed workforce, the capitalist's dream But lets keep Britain working--either way we must keep Britain working Conventional weapons to kill people nicely Nuclear weapons to keep the peace But weapons definitely--either way we must defend ourselves Nationalization, with one big boss No, privatization, with lots of little bosses But someone in control, of course, either way there must be someone giving orders [Chorus:] A toast to democracy The prison guard of this society Sides in the voting game Disappear into the same machine The same machine A toast To us bases and nuclear weapons To stopping pickets pulling down fences To the British troops in Northern Ireland To the wonderful victory in the Falklands To the plastic bullet and the riot police To the udm, to the tuc To isolating gays and to law and to order To richer bosses, to poorer workers (Repeat chorus) To longer hours and to less pay To the courts for those who get in our way To the beating of people who step out of line To the use of troops to break a strike To the expulsion of extremists and political witch hunts To repatriation, to benefit cuts To peaceful settlements, and to no strike agreements To authority, to power, to governments One, two, three To the annual rise in the mp's wage To vested interests, to privilege To the party who wins the next election By definition a victory to capitalism Explain Request ×
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