The Common-sense Harris-meant Blues



        Hey, Mr. Harris, what've you done for us?
        You messed with our water; messed with our air;
        Messed with the homeless; as well as home care.
        Messed with our heads; don't think it's quite fair;
        Deny it all with a say-nothing flair.


        Revolutioned this; revolutioned that;
        Even "common-sense"; how about that?
        May seem absurd; now a dirty word.
        Messed with our hospitals; even our schools;
        Demonize victims; con-vert them to ghouls.
        You snow us all year; not just in winter;
        Social conscience now in land of the hinter.


        Purchase us with our own hard earned dollars;
        Then spend lots of it on well worded spins.
        You ignore most of those public hollers;
        And tell us how much the other guy sins.
        Feed our suspicions with simple piety;
        Quietly build a redneck society.



        Common sense says not in for much longer;
        Made those changes, but not made us stronger.
        We'll all have our say next election day;
        Bye to the chief culprit and fear-monger.





        Not that impressed with the Liberals too;
        But they've gotta do it better than you.
        Hope I'm not oversimplifying as you;
        Or I'll need to question my common sense too.


        Author: Jim Roy

        Date:  15 Sept. 1996

        Phone: (613) 829-3725

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