I'm On The Side Of Mankind As Much As The Next Man [Long live free enterprise!] There comes a time when we must ask ourselves Whether money or mankind are of better time There comes a day when we must ask ourselves If the dollar or our fellow man comes first Oh human life, we would like to value it But if there's no profit in in it What's the point? I'm on the side of mankind as much as the next man But when it stands in the way of can Then we must ask mankind if it wouldn't mind standing aside Oh human life, we would like to value it But if there's no profit in it What's the point? And Tomorrow The Stock Exchange Will Be The Human Race Arise, the wealthy of the earth Arise, you worthy men Our sun will rise when we have got The masses on the run There is only one thing on earth worth dying for Oh profit is the only thing worth dying for This is the final fight, let our down hearts be faint And tomorrow the stock exchange be the human race Stand up and let us decide the price of everything We'll take the humans by the throat and shake until they choke Our time on this earth is of so reefer spend (??) That we should try to grab everything we can This is the final fight, let our down hearts be faint And tomorrow the stock exchange be the human race Fro businessmen and shopkeepers Arise, arise, arise Join the legions of the rich And the world will be ours There is only one thing on earth worth dying Oh profit is the only thing worth dying for This is the final fight, let our down hearts be faint And tomorrow the stock exchange will be the human race Now Is The Time For An Iron Hand Those who would rule before us wanted to be kind And to turn the other cheek That was all very well but what did it achieve? Our enemy's strength has increased Now's the time for an iron hand Nothing else will stop them now It's time for an iron hand We have gone softly for too long Once England was a place to bring up children in We could call this country our own But we let the queers of the closet and then All the rot here we sit in (?) Now's the time for an iron hand Oh what else will stop them now It's time for an iron hand We have gone softly for too long Now's the time for an iron hand Oh what else will stop them now It's time for an iron hand We have gone softly for too long Liberals ridicule us so with more we can bring (?) We don't care what they say Their day has gone by and never forget We have got the power in our hands Now's the time for an iron hand Nothing else will stop them now It's time for an iron hand We have gone softly for too long The Drinking Song of the Merchant Bankers Have we got a reason to celebrate Another cocktail here barmaid Everything's going our way Oh everything's going our way The oiks have been scattered, the commies smashed This government has done alright by us They say that you sink or you swim Either you sink or swim Well I'm not complaining I'm not complaining No I can't complain Well I'm not complaining no, I can't complain No way, no need to be afraid Let us have a little drink People like us cannot sink Let's live for the day and let's not sweat It's not time to commit suicide yet Now what possibly could go wrong? What possibly could go wrong? Have we got a reason to celebrate Another ten cocktails here barmaid They say that you sink or you swim Either you sink or you swim Well I'm not about to I'm not about to Throw myself in the Thames Well I'm not about to throw myself in the Thames No way, no need to be afraid Let us have a little drink People like us cannot sink Let us have a little drink People like us cannot sink Write To Your MP Today If you are under attack, I've got news for you They've got away with it for long Here's what to do Here's what to do today Oh go ahead, don't be afraid Go on ahead and write to your MP Oh go ahead, don't be afraid Go on ahead and write to your MP If twenty racists are battering at your door The friends of the thing you trust threaten to make your life hell Well I've got news for... If the gay-bashers are throwing rocks at your head Enough is enough We must campaign for the return of Labour to power So go ahead, don't be afraid Go on ahead and write to... Oh go ahead, don't be afraid Go on ahead and write to your MP Use A Bank I'd Rather Die No you won't ever catch me in a compromise From now on I will help yous will be on sell free (??) I'll never use a bank, I'd prefer to die I'll give my money away to a charity We won't use cash, no no no no We'll let no cash soil our hands The use of violence isn't justified If they send the army in we will send in fliers None of us should use a gun, we'd prefer to die No it's not ever right We won't use guns, no no no no We'll let no guns soil our hands Oh no we won't Our rulers are fools, everybody knows But some of them do use their heads, so let us take note None of us should use our head, we'd prefer to die We will find some other means to improve our lives We won't use thought, no no no no We'll let no thought soil our hands We won't use thought, no no no no We'll let no thought soil our hands Oh no we won't I Worked Myself Up From Nothing Take a little time to improve your life You have it in you, though there are holes in your shoes Things needn't be so bad Even the lowest of the low can be a millionaire With the right attitude And a little hard work Just up the road the sun will shine Let this happy thought see you through Mothers with your arms to your elbows in the suds Try some positive thinking You will see the joy it brings you You will see the wealth it brings All you young men, you may not have a cent today But just you wait Tomorrow you will be in paradise Just up the road the sun will shine Let this happy thought see you through Around the corner the sun is shining Let this happy thought see you through Take a little time to improve your life You have it in you, though there are holes in your shoes Things needn't be so bad Even the lowest of the low can be a millionaire With the right attitude And a little hard work Just up the road the sun will shine Let this happy thought see you through Just up the road the sun will shine Let this happy thought see you through Mothers with your arms to your elbows in the suds Try some positive thinking You will see the joy it brings you You will see the wealth it brings Oh you young men, you may not have a cent today But just you wait Tomorrow you will be in paradise Just up the road the sun will shine Let this happy thought see you through Around the corner the sun is shining Let this happy thought see you through The Well-Fed Point of View The well-fed say look in the mirror If you want to know why we go bad Change your ways Look in your heart Look in your soul The world is cruel because people are cruel themselves Just look inside and let a little sunshine in Look in your heart Look in your soul So they say So the well-fed say Look in your heart Look in your soul What the well-fed don't say Look at the world if you want to know why we go bad Change the world Don't look in your heart Don't look in your soul If people are cruel then look at what makes them cruel Just look outside where the struggle is going on Don't look in your heart Don't look in your soul That they don't say That the well-fed don't say Don't look in your heart Don't look in your soul Don't look in your heart No you haven't got a soul Get A Knife Between Your Teeth You thought they would see your point of view If you put it to them nicely You stated your case and you bowed to them on the way out But nothing was ever done Cause you've got no knife between your teeth They never see your point of view You get nothing unless you grab it If you smile politely all your life no one will ever thank you for it But nothing was ever done Cause you've got no knife between your teeth But nothing was ever done Cause you've got no knife between your teeth Raise your voice and raise your fist Troublemakers your time is coming You have the planet at your feet You can kick the whole world forward When you want to get something done You must get a knife between your teeth When you want to get something done You must get a knife between your teeth Take the Shortest Way With the Men of Violence When the men of violence can't get their way When their arguments cut the wise They reach for the gun to see what brute force can do When their persuasion has failed These sinister and secret men Let's let them know that we've had enough Of them [unintelligible] In the interests of the minority They wreck the lives of the majority [unintelligible] In the interests of the minority They wreck the lives of the majority [unintelligible] You'll Have to Put an End to Them This lot won't take no for an answer Violence is the only language they understand They'll give up nothing without a fight A few crumbs from the table is all we'll get We want a strike but if you want more Well you will have to put an end to them You'll have to put an You'll have to put an end to them This love won't take no for an answer Violence is the only language they understand Oh you will have to put an end to them You'll have to put an You'll have to put an You'll have to put an You'll have to put an end to them back to the McCarthy lyrics archive |