T h o u S h a l t N o t S t e a l
In 1788 down Sydney Cove the first boat people land.
Said sorry boys our gains your loss, we re gonna steal your land
and if you break our new British laws, for sure your gonna hang
or work for life like convicts with chains on your neck and hands.
C H O R U S:
They taught us
Wo oh Black woman thou shalt not steal.
Oh oh Black man thou shalt not steal.
We re gonna civilize your black barbaric lives and teach you how to kneel,
but your history couldn t hide the genocide, the hypocrisy to us was real.
Well your Jesus said your supposed to give the oppressed a beter deal.
We say to you yes white man, thou shalt not steal.
Oh yeah, our land you d better heal.
Your science and technology, hey you can make a nuclear bomb,
development has increased its size to 3 million megatonnes.
But if you think that s progress, I suggest your reasoning is unsound.
You should ve found out long ago, you best leave it in the ground.
C H O R U S:
Me and Neil and Rednut sitting underneath the Indooroopilly bridge,
watchin that blazin sun go down behind the tall tree d mountain ridge.
This land s our heritage and spirit, here the rightful culture s black
and we sittin here just wondering when we gonna get our land back.
C H O R U S:
You talk of conservation, keep the forest pristine green.
Yet in 200 years your materialism has stripped the forests clean.
And a racist s a contradiction that s understood by none.
Most in their left hand hold a bible, their right hand holds a gun.
C H O R U S:
I think this is mostly correct with the A interposed with an A5 002200
Another Koori Klassik. Comments, corrections and/or rating appreciated. Enjoy!
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