Alan Gore is such a talented songwriter, singer and performer over so many genres and when I heard him singing this song at the Loughton Folk club I was knocked sideways by its wit and relevance.
Bertrand Russell wrote a pamphlet in the 30s which contained a section titled "Nice people" and Alan took this and moulded it into this great song.
I wrote a few extra verses and it is as relevant now as it was then.
NICE PEOPLE by Alan Gore
All the nice people, living such a good life
They’ve got their standards above all the rest
All the nice people, keeping us in order
They know they’re only doing what’s best
Anything enjoyable cannot be good for you
Nice people see that it’s against the law
Guardians of decency Victorian hypocrisy
They know the values that they stand for
Nice people know what’s good and what’s bad for us
Everything is censored that might cause offence
Don’t let us be corrupted, keep us in ignorance
They are the only ones with common sense
Nice women love their husbands because it is their duty
And their nice children are seen but not heard
Nice men love their country, they’re willing to kill for it
Anyone who disagrees is quite absurd
Nice people believe in capital punishment
hang them just to make sure they don’t do it again
send home all the immigrants, jail all the communists
get rid of everyone except nice women and men
Nice people force us to do what they would never do
Leave us to scrimp and save we starve and we freeze
Clapping for the frontlines never really meant a thing
They break their laws and they do as they please
Don’t dare to protest or have an opinion
We are the most equal of this dominion
We’re selling off your birthright don’t give me ‘just cause’
Unless you’re fond of prison food, then it’s, “UP YOURS”
Don’t think that you’ve got a choice just do as we tell you
We’re the nice people so don’t make a fuss
Be glad for what you haven’t got the crumbs from our table
Rasputin was the only one nicer than us
Негізгі бет Ойын-сауық TONY WILSON "NICE PEOPLE" by Alan Gore with additional verses by TW
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