God Bless from BX3 EP by Bad Bob Bates
Blues rock rant against imperialism and exploitation - but with a nice hook line ;)
Tracklist
| 6. | God Bless | 3:56 |
Lyrics
It was a cool time long ago
We thought of places we could go
We needed space to live and breathe
New lands to find and cut and reave
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
Hell we did it on our doorstep
Pushed the Emerald Isle to ruin
Snagged the thistle, barred the crofters
Stopped them doing what they were doin
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
Now they’ve got a voice to hear
No longer sitting in the rear
Let’s hope they catch us in their vice
Westminster ain’t that nice
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
You know what I’m talking about
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
Native American’s on welfare
Aborigines froze out
But the east is growing stronger
‘Cause they pushed us jokers out
We don’t like it not on top
When control has dwindled down
But where we got the power in our hands
We push the sacred crown
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
Credits
Written by Bad Bob Bates.
Guitars, bass and vocals, Bad Bob Bates
Percussion - Ally Lee
Arrangement - Bad Bob Bates/Ally Lee
Production - Ally Lee
"Executive Production" - Chris Davison
Recorded at Mill Studios, Alnwick, Northumberland, UK
License
All rights reserved.
Tyneside (UK) based solo/duo/band performer - a mix of foot stompin' solo workouts and band pieces, ranging from full on dirty blues to Americana ballads that’ll have you crying in your beer. BBB also plays in The Bates Motel (originals band) and The Bandits, with earlier excursions with Ma Kelly's Boys, West Brook & Swamp Tea, The Velvets and Oil City Connection.