Dystopia

Quadrilateral Dance

All join hands and circle the land
Stay where you are and give that villain your hand
Then circle back to where you were
And bow to show that you concur

So it’s Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Hey!
We live to cheat another day

All join hands and circle that field
Stay where you are and to that scoundrel yield
Then circle back to where you’ll defraud
And to cover your tracks just praise the Lord

So it’s Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Hey!
We live to profit another day

All join hands and circle the domain
Stay where you are; make your loyalty plain
Then circle back to where you can diddle
And agree with the felon who loves to fiddle

So it’s Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Hey!
We live to hoodwink another day

All join hands and circle the realm
Stay where you are to overwhelm
Then circle back to where you can cheat
It may even be a head of state you’ll meet

So it’s Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Hey!
We will live to make a killing another day

One Enchanted Evening

One enchanted evening
You may see a fraudster across a gloomy room
And somehow you know
You know even then
That somewhere you will see him
Again and again
So run to his side
And his villainy condone
Or all through your life
You’ll deceive on your own

One enchanted evening
A pretender may be laughing across a smoky room
And strangely you will see
The truth even then
That you’ll hear his laughter
Again and again
So stand by him tall
And learn from his ways
Or the hoi polloi will think
That democracy pays

Once you have found him
Never let him go
Once you have found him
Never let him go
Learn from his ways how a leader betrays
Feel the power when a stray dog strays
He will lead you away from ignominy
Into the victory of a fabulous infamy
So raise your voice and show your rage
And taste the glory of a wondrous new age

Ripe For The Picking

Gullible voter will you please choose me
Though I lie to you with élan
I will paint a picture to fulfil your dreams
With suspect research for my plan

I know life is hard and prices are high
And the cost of living is huge
That’s why I propose to cut back costs
With a cunning subterfuge

I’ll promise you the world by shrinking spending
And bring expenditure relief
Even though the needy might suffer great pain
It will achieve my neocon belief

Regarding climate, don’t touch on it now
I’ve a plan for atomic waste
It will keep oil and coal with us longer
As only dummies make haste

And what of foreign affairs?
What allies will I befriend?
Why a leader who gets things done
Even though he may be round the bend

Small government is a lofty ambition
Taking ownership away from the community
Thus giving money to the big end of town
To the lobbyists who fund with impunity

So there dear citizen now is your chance
To change your life for the better
And what I will do if you vote me in
Is write you a thank-you letter

The Dangerous Halfwit

Every so often in one generation
An arrant fool is chosen
By the flock to lead a nation

There’s one in control now
Astride the steed of authority
Behaving like a vacuous cow

Declaring him a fool to me is not fit
To convey a clear view of the beast
So I change it here to halfwit

Blockhead, buffoon, moron or clod
Would describe the dullard as well
To make matters worse he hails God

Just look at his deeds in his witching hour
Threatening friends with fake guilt
To demonstrate his power

Tell a lie often and it will seem true
Is one of his devious plans
With support from an underhand crew

Genocide brings from him no angry word
Crime is his business and he’s guilty
Which makes his high status absurd

Now my tale may be but a shadow in a mist
Could this portrait really be true?
Alas I must say there is evidence no soul can resist!

The Doings Of A Mad King

Mad King Ludwik was the boss
All that he feared was financial loss
So he gathered around him many forces
In a struggle to protect his resources