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Gerry DempseySome Misgivings (May 12, 2005)

A new song composed and performed by Gerry Dempsey. About life after the bomb drops.

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Some Misgivings

My name is Harry, Dick or Tom.
Somebody put me in control of the Bomb.
I just sit by the phone and wait for the call
So I can press the button and blow us all
To Kingdom Come.

Oh bury me in six feet of lead.
I may be cold but I won't be dead.
I'll be radiating poison into the atmosphere,
Killing every living thing -
In the northern hemisphere.

I didn't mind about the millions dead.
I was more concerned about my standard of living
But when the TV packed in and the lights went dead,
I began to get - some misgivings.

There's something nice about a mushroom cloud.
Especially when you're tired of being one of the crowd
No more football fans. No more shopping queues.
It's back to nature - for the lucky few.

But where is nature? It can't be found.
When everybody left is living underground.
Waiting for the fall-out to fall on them
Waiting for the credits and the caption saying "The End".

I didn't mind about the millions dead.
I was more concerned about my standard of living
But when the TV packed in and the lights went dead,
I began to get - some misgivings.


This audio is part of the collection: Open Source Audio

Artist/Composer: Gerry Dempsey
Date: 2005-05-12 00:00:00
Source: Born digital
Keywords: Anti-War; anti-nuclear; environment; Satire

Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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Contact: g52dempsey{at]yahoo.co.uk
tomjoad2005[at}yahoo.com

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