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Poetry: Sew His Lips Together
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Poetry
Sew His Lips Together
Wondering where the next porkie is going to come from? Resident bard David Peetz knows.
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There are many things to be learnt from events in Nauru. Including this little song for a famous little man.
Sew his lips together
by David Peetz
He told us that the children were thrown into the sea
He told us maybe terrorists dressed up as refugees
He told us hunger strikers forced children to their cause
No we can't take it any more
He told us that Iraq - it was a threat we couldn't stand
Weapons of mass destruction were spread throughout the land
He told us that was why we had to kill and go to war
No we can't take it any more
He told us there would never ever be a GST
He said 'rich men with ethanol have nought to do with me!'
He said a free trade deal would make us rich forever more
No we won't take it any more
So lets
Sew his lips together, we don't want to hear more lies
Sew his lips together, he brings tears into our eyes
Sew his lips together, sew them up for sure
No we can't take it any more
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