The Marching Song Of The Covert Battalions Lyrics by Billy Bragg

The Marching Song Of The Covert Battalions Lyrics

    Here we are, seeking out the reds
    Trying to 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

    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
    Yet still they don't respect us

    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
    The good lord will help those that help themselves
    I've some news for you
    We're here to defend wealth

    We're making the world safe for capitalism

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