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What Reason Have They to Dance?
[Verse 1]
GToday in a village of famine,
A feast was had by Dall
So stop all the presses
and listen fCor the riots and braDwls
But no rGifles were aimed at comrades,
Only aCt our fascist lords
There were ghDosts of
Winstanley’s farmers
When they were wiCelding
Ploughs not sDwords
[Chorus]
What reGason have they to dCance
And to sing?
Their pDockets are all empty,
They've no steCwards, queens or kDings
No boGsses, laws or order
Marching aCrmies must we bring
To gDive them all a reason
Now to dCance
And to sDing!
[Verse 2]
GHush scholar of history,
Do not write a wDord
We'll make reDpetition out of precedents,
See that thCis dream goes defeDrred
Tell of insGatiable greed within us
And how the rebCellion didn't work
So in a hDundred years it's forgotten
Shift the tCale and shift the Dworth
[Chorus]
What rGeason have they to dCance and to sing?
Their pDockets are all empty,
They've no sCtewards, queens or kDings
No Gbosses, laws or order
Marching Carmies must we bring
To gDive them all a reason
NCow to dance and to sDing!
[Instrumental]
D C B A G
???
[Verse 3]
Where the Gwomen took up arms
To kill the fCascists to protect life
Where the Dfood was freed at last
For all the Cpeople's fork and kDnife
[Chorus]
'Tis the rGeason they have to Cdance and to sing
Their Dpockets are all empty,
They've no Cstewards, queens or kDings
No bGosses, laws or order,
EveryCone has everytDhing
Each dDay gives them a reason now
To dCance and to sDinCg!B  A  G  

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What Reason Have They To Dance

by The Orphans

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What Reason Have They to Dance?

[Verse 1]

Today in a village of famine,

A feast was had by all

So stop all the presses

C D

and listen for the riots and brawls

But no rifles were aimed at comrades,

Only at our fascist lords

There were ghosts of

Winstanley’s farmers

When they were wielding

Ploughs not swords

[Chorus]

G C

What reason have they to dance

And to sing?

Their pockets are all empty,

C D

They've no stewards, queens or kings

No bosses, laws or order

Marching armies must we bring

To give them all a reason

Now to dance

And to sing!

[Verse 2]

Hush scholar of history,

Do not write a word

We'll make repetition out of precedents,

C D

See that this dream goes deferred

Tell of insatiable greed within us

And how the rebellion didn't work

So in a hundred years it's forgotten

C D

Shift the tale and shift the worth

[Chorus]

G C

What reason have they to dance and to sing?

Their pockets are all empty,

C D

They've no stewards, queens or kings

No bosses, laws or order

Marching armies must we bring

To give them all a reason

C D

Now to dance and to sing!

[Instrumental]

D C B A G

???

[Verse 3]

Where the women took up arms

To kill the fascists to protect life

Where the food was freed at last

C D

For all the people's fork and knife

[Chorus]

G C

'Tis the reason they have to dance and to sing

Their pockets are all empty,

C D

They've no stewards, queens or kings

No bosses, laws or order,

C D

Everyone has everything

Each day gives them a reason now

C D C B A G

To dance and to sing!

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