5099. That Bomb Has Got to Go (by Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl) Melbourne Unitarian Church

Описание: The final song for congregational singing at last Sunday's ser3vice of the Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial Church.

Peggy Seeger wrote this song with Ewan MacColl in 1960, to be sung on peace marches. It uses the tune of an old sea shanty. I’ve made some changes to suit the Australian situation.

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We're marching to the Parliament, Oh yes, oh!
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Today we're marching to declare that bomb has got to go!

That bomb it weighs a ton or so; Oh yes, oh!
Can kill a million at one go. That bomb has got to go!

The old folks and the kids at school; Oh yes, oh!
They all repeat this golden rule: That bomb has got to go!

We're marching to the Parliament, Oh yes, oh!
Today we're marching to declare that bomb has got to go!

I asked my girl to marry me; Oh yes, oh!
She said - Of course, if you'll agree. That bomb has got to go!

I had a dream the other night; Oh yes, oh!
I dreamed the Government saw the light. That bomb has got to go!

Albanese spoke in Parliament; Oh yes, oh!
Let's stop this damned rearmament. That bomb has got to go!

We're marching to the Parliament, Oh yes, oh!
Today we're marching to declare that bomb has got to go!

Fall-out here and fall-out there; Oh yes, oh!
And strontium 90 everywhere. That bomb has got to go!

This overcrowded world is small; Oh yes, oh!
But it's better than no world at all. That bomb has got to go!

We're marching to the Parliament, Oh yes, oh!
Today we're marching to declare that bomb has got to go!

Oh, dropping bombs is all the rage; Oh yes, oh!
But I'd rather live to a ripe old age. That bomb has got to go!

We don’t need those submarines; Oh yes, oh!
Get rid of them by any means. That bomb has got to go!

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust; Oh yes, oh!
If the bomb doesn't get you then the fall-out must. That bomb has got to go!

We're marching to the Parliament, Oh yes, oh!
Today we're marching to declare that bomb has got to go!

You can see a playlist of my Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger songs here:
   • Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger  

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