Gimme My Vote Back (C P C D ) - Seun Kuti/Egypt 80

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作曲：Seun Kuti

I give them my vote them

no give me democracy

Business now the priority instead of the

Working majority I give them my votes

And them abuse it new government new excuses

You promised to give me peace

and you give me war

You promise me justice and only jail the poor

You promise jobs and you close the factory

But there's always work in the penitentiary

Ah yeah yeah

Every few years politicians come

They come from the left and come from the right

Every few years politicians come

Some come from the right some come from the left

They come with them party and their media

With them same lies and promises

They come with them slogans

and them speeches

With them same words and policies

They come with their politics of hate

And them take and divide us

They come with their politics of fear

And them take and divide us

Again and again and again with the votes

All over the world them give us

Now the new name for government

The director now the president

Now the new name for government

The manager now the minister

Now the new name for government

The senate now legal department

Now the new name for government

The army man now gate man

Now the new name for government

Tell me now now

Tell me now now

Tell me now now

Tell me now now

Now why them no see the

students protesting

Saying where the votes

we give for education

Now why them no see the

workers protesting yeah

Saying we no vote to lose we occupation

I say they no see the hungry

And they no see the sick

They no see we suffering

And they no see the weak ah yeah

I give them my vote them no

give me democracy

Business now the priority instead of the

Working majority

I give them my votes and them abuse it

New government new excuses

You promised to give me peace

and you give me war

You promise me justice and only jail the poor

You promise jobs and you close the factory

But there's always work in the penitentiary

For my people yeah yeah

Yes we're taking back the government

And we give it to the people

Yes we're taking back the presidency

And we give it to the people

Well we're taking back the rights

And we give it to the people

And we're taking back the senate

And we give it to the people

Well we're taking back the law

And we give it to the people

Yeah we're taking back the power

Gimme my vote back

Gimme my vote back

Gimme my vote back

Gimme my vote back

Gimme my vote back

Gimme my vote back

Gimme my vote back

Gimme my vote back

Gimme my vote back

I give them my votes

Them no give me democracy

Business now the priority

Instead of the working majority

I give them my votes and them abuse it

New government new excuses

You promised to give me peace

and you give me war

Ah ah

You promise me justice and

only jail the poor

You promise jobs and you close the factory

Hm hm

But there's always work in the

penitentiary ah ah