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by Sinead Oconnor


BLACK BOYS ON MOPEDS
Sinead O'Connor
CAPO 3

                    
Margaret Thatcher on TV
                                           
Shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing
                                    
Seems strange that she should be offended
                            
The same orders are given by her
                     
I've said this before now
                                        
You said I was childish and you'll say it now
                 
Remember what I told you
                         
They hated me, they will hate you

CHORUS: 
                                   
England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses
                               
It's the home of police who kill black boys on mopeds
                                      
And I love my boy, and that's why I'm leaving
                                         
I don't want him to be aware that there's any such thing as grieving

Young mother down at Smith Field, 5 a.m.
Looking for food for her kids
In her arms she holds three cold babies
And the first word that they learned was "Please"

These are dangerous days
To say what you feel is to dig your own grave
Remember what I told you
If you were of the world they would love you

CHORUS