FTP by Jack Dean and Company

Oh Merrie Old England, what gave thee such plight?
Thy air is polluted, thy water is shite,
Thy land held in common was stole by the rich
And now to live on it, harsh rents we must give

To the fruits of our labour we cannot lay claim
They vanish each day like the dew on the plain,
There is only one way for this misery to cease
Fight The Power, Free The Prisoners, and Fuck The Police.

Oh Merrie Old England when will thou awake?
Thy rulers divide thee with markers of hate
'Tis not migrants or trans folks that ruin thy days
‘Tis the dread vampire Capital leeching thy veins

The only division that bears any worth
Is Twixt the billionaire cunts and the rest of the earth
But while they flee to Mars, then this planet we’ll seize
Fight the power free the prisoners, and fuck the police

Oh Merrie Old England thy bloodshed must halt
Selling missiles to tyrants for buckets of gold
We cannot stand by and watch children be bombed
The realm is not safe ‘til these weapons are gone

For if its Jerusalem that thou would build
Then all the world's peoples must break down the mills
While there is oppression there’ll never be peace
FIght the power, free the prisoners and fuck the police

Oh Merrie Old England what sickness compels
Thee to lock thy dissenters away in a cell?
If thou wast so sure of the truth of they cause
Thou wouldst not need to back it with cruelty and force

The army of pigs that patrol through our towns
Serve only to keep all our citizens down
While one is in shackles then I am not free
Fight the power, free the prisoners and fuck the police

Oh Merrie Old England the time is at hand
For the peasants to rise up and retake the land
No tear gas or truncheon will break up the crowd
No ballot or bullet will keep our heads bowed

With our first revolution we brought down the King
Imagine what victories the second will bring
And proclaim with once voice as our numbers increase
Fight the Power, Free The Prisoners and Fuck The Police

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