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