The Marching Song of the Covert
Here we are seeking out the reds
Tryna keep the Communists in order
Just remember when you're sleeping in your beds
They're only two days drive from the Texas border
How can a country large as ours be scared of such a threat
Well if they won't work for us they're against us you can bet
They may be sovereign countries but you folks at home forget
That they all want what we've got but they don't know it yet
Tra la la la Tra la la la Tra la la la Tra la la la
We're making the world safe for capitalism
Here we come with our candy and our guns
And our corporate muscle marches in behind us
For freedom's just another world for nothing left to sell
And if you want narcotics we can get you those as well
We help the multi-nationals when they cry out protect us
The locals scream and shout a bit but we don't let that affect us
We're here to lend a helping hand in case they don't elect us
How dare they buy our products and still they don't respect us
Tra la la la Tra la la la Tra la la la Tra la la la
We're making the world safe for capitalism
If you thought the army was here protecting people like yourself
I've some news for you we're here to defend wealth
Away with nuns and bishops (Remeoro) the
Good lord will help those that help themselves
I've some news for you we're here to defend wealth
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We're making the world safe for capitalism
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We're making the world safe for capitalism
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We're making the world safe for capitalism
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We're making the world safe for capitalism
(Fading Tra la la las)
We're making the world safe for capitalism
Tryna keep the Communists in order
Just remember when you're sleeping in your beds
They're only two days drive from the Texas border
How can a country large as ours be scared of such a threat
Well if they won't work for us they're against us you can bet
They may be sovereign countries but you folks at home forget
That they all want what we've got but they don't know it yet
Tra la la la Tra la la la Tra la la la Tra la la la
We're making the world safe for capitalism
Here we come with our candy and our guns
And our corporate muscle marches in behind us
For freedom's just another world for nothing left to sell
And if you want narcotics we can get you those as well
We help the multi-nationals when they cry out protect us
The locals scream and shout a bit but we don't let that affect us
We're here to lend a helping hand in case they don't elect us
How dare they buy our products and still they don't respect us
Tra la la la Tra la la la Tra la la la Tra la la la
We're making the world safe for capitalism
If you thought the army was here protecting people like yourself
I've some news for you we're here to defend wealth
Away with nuns and bishops (Remeoro) the
Good lord will help those that help themselves
I've some news for you we're here to defend wealth
Tra la la la (Eye yay yay) Tra la la la Tra la la la Tra la la la
We're making the world safe for capitalism
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We're making the world safe for capitalism
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We're making the world safe for capitalism
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We're making the world safe for capitalism
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We're making the world safe for capitalism
Credits
Writer(s): Stephen William Bragg
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- Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC 1983 - 2019
- A New England (John Peel Session, 27th July 1983)
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