ADIDAS DIGNITY

The soil’s no good
The road’s not near
Soldiers come
An’ farmers fear
An’ sometimes people
Hungry here

We want prosperity
Schools and electricity
Our children want the dignity
Of Adidas on their feet

Cut down the jungle
Slash and burn
No more poverty
It’s our turn
We’ll have a party
And grow cocaine

We want prosperity
More food and TV
Our children want the dignity
Of Adidas on their feet

Defend our land And liberty
Join the band of insurgency
Fight the military
And kill the Gringo’s men

We want prosperity
Guns not charity
Our children want the dignity
Of Adidas on their feet

 

 

ROBIN’S RUDE SONGS AND POEMS, Robin Sharpe, Kalayaan Publications, 1990

  

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