Mary-Anne Bourke
(KLAXON)
Wake up, little children, wake up
Wake up, little children, wake up
We’ve all been sound asleep
Wake up, you children, and weep
The dream is over, it’s nought o’clock
And we’re in trouble deep
Wake up, you people
Wake up, you people
Well, what do you reckon they told Jacinda?
How the hell did they sell it to Grant?
What are we gonna tell the kids
When they say—You did what?!
Wake up, New Zealand
Wake up, New Zealand
So, they told everyone those books there were dumb
Looks like they goofed, and some
Wake up, New Zealanders
Wherever you come from
Is anyone home?
Wake up, you people, wake up
Wake up, you people, wake up
You know this move here is not hot
The DIA has lost the plot
If we’re gonna be sheep, our goose is cooked
Our reputation is shot
Wake up, you people
Wake up, you people
Because who’s gonna tell our story now?
Now they’ve de-selected the past (all that hard evidence)
What are we gonna tell the kids when they say—What were you thinking?
Wake up, little children
Wake up, little children
And weep
—(To the tune of ‘Wake Up, Little Suzie’ by The Everly Brothers). |
