Mean Things Happening in This Land
John Handcox| Original | Covid 19 version by Jacky Chambers |
| MEAN THINGS HAPPENING IN THIS LAND There is mean things happening in this land Mean things happening in this land But the people are [union’s] going on The people are [union’s] growing strong There's mean things happening in this land [There is mean thing happening in this land Mean things happening in this land On the eighteenth day of May the union called a strike But the planters and their bosses throwed the people outta their shacks. There is mean things happening in this land] There is mean thing happening in this land Mean things happening in this land Children crying in the street They ain't got no food to eat There's mean things happening in this land There are mean thing happening in this land Mean things happening in this land We sent our boys all off to war Now tell me what was it all for? There's mean things happening in this land There are mean thing happening in this land Mean things happening in this land If you're black or brown or tan You're in trouble with the man There's mean things happening in this land There is mean thing happening in this land Mean things happening in this land But the people are [union’s] going on The people are [union’s] growing strong There's mean things happening in this land | MEAN THINGS HAPPENING There is mean things happening in this world There is mean things happening in this world A deadly virus has arrived And we had to stay inside There is mean things happening in this world There is strange things happening in this world There is strange things happening in this world From those bats it all began From that market in Wuhan There is strange things happening in this world Now some mean things have happened to this world Some mean things have happened to this world Cross the world by plane it spread Nearly half a million dead Some mean things have happened to this world There is mean things happening in this land There is mean things happening in this land Did not lock down here in time Thought that things would be just fine There is mean things happening in this land There were mean things happened in this land There were means things happened in this land Boris went on shaking hands He just didn’t understand There were mean things happened in this land And strange things happened to you and me Strange things happened for all to see Toilet rolls could not be found Empty food shelves all around Strange things happened to you and me For too long there’s been austerity For too long there’s been austerity So if you’re sick and need a bed Clap your hands and pray instead Stay at home – protect the NHS Stay at home – protect the NHS But Dominic Cummings broke the rules Took the rest of us for fools There is mean things happening this land Now mean things will happen in this land Mean things will happen in this land Mass unemployment lies ahead Let’s do Brexit – now – instead! Mean things will happen in this land |
