Mean Things Happening in This Land
John Handcox| Covid 19 version by Jacky Chambers | |
THERE ARE STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING There are strange things happening in this land There are strange things happening in this land Oh, the rich man boasts and brags While the poor man goes in rags There are strange things happening in this land. There are strange things happening in this land There are strange things happening in this land Oh, the farmer cannot eat 'cause he's raised too much wheat There are strange things happening in this land. There are strange things happening in this land There are strange things happening in this land Too much cotton in our sacks So we have none on our backs There are strange things happening in this land. There are strange things happening in this land There are strange things happening in this land Lots of groceries on the shelves But we have none for ourselves There are strange things happening in this land. There are strange things happening in this land There are strange things happening in this land Oh, we'll have even less to eat When the drums commence to beat There are strange things happening in this land. There are strange things happening in this land There are strange things happening in this land But when working men refuse To put on their old war shoes There'll be good things happening in this land. There are strange things happening in this land There are strange things happening in this land When the workers take a stand And unite in a solid band There'll be good 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 |
