another pie CEO Fred

Another Piece of
Red I was reading in
New Zealand about
Ian Smith
I was thinking they were lucky to be rid of that ****.
The people here can still believe in stiff lips and stiff collars
Theyre speaking deals in
English But theyre making deals in dollars.
Theyre breaking up an empire
Nobodys buying
British Theyre calling for an umpire
Nobodys playing cricket
The flags are coming down everybody stands saluting
But somewhere in the distance,
I can hear somebody shooting.
And another piece of red left my atlas today.
Its so long
Hong Kong and no more
Singapore
Those steaming nights of
Malta Goodbye
Gibraltar
Ill give you arms for
Africa Im hungry for
India The suns set on
Australia
And vive le
Canada Theyre breaking up an empire
Nobodys buying
British Calling for an umpire
It really isnt cricket
The flags are coming down
Theres a minimum of looting
Somewhere in the distance
I can see somebody shooting
And another piece of red left my atlas today......... *written by
Bob Geldof *from the album 'Mondo Bongo'