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The man from snowjob river14 March 2008
There are surges at the station
For word has got around That someone thinks power’s fit to privatise Pyremmia Eyemmia and his mate “Too Mucha” Costa They’re in this plot up to their scheming eyes @poetry = Pyremmia Eyemmia? Yes — the man from Snowjob River Torrents of it flow each time he speaks With Treasury boffins greedier Time to confuse the media Hoodwink the public with selective leaks @poetry = At Wang, Liddell and Piper They must outwit the viper Essential service! — Keep in public hands! Organise — don’t falter This program must be altered Don’t govern just for corporate demands! @poetry = But “Fancy Pants the Overpaid” is here to lend a hand He’s been at public-private gigs before When our Premier hankers After deals with … merchant bankers The public purse is set to end up poor @poetry = And now the lights are dimming With all this budget-trimming, The man from Snow-job’s blackout-prone this hour. He’s kept the “Flintstones” shelfbound Along with all my other Dee-vee-dees Can’t watch a thing when there’s no power! @poetry = Eyemmia and Costa They’ll both be on a roster To meet the Pope in Sydney before long Spare diesel generation Could have an application When the Pope turns on his “mike” to wow the throng @poetry = But Murphy’s Law’s disruption A big power interruption! When the Pontiff lands at Mascot — wait and see He’ll drop and smooch the ashphalt Then say some words quite heartfelt: ”Oh Sydney’s full of candles — just for me!” @poetry = But the pollies are still wheeling They’re ducking — and they’re dealing However it turns out — there’ll be no pride In Pyremmia Eyemmia And his private power dylemmia As the shock-jocks note the thickness of his hide! @auth poem = Don Morison, http://unionsong.com |
From: Cultural Dissent |
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