Susan Hall in a ULEZ car Andy Street on the street Conservatives out in Blackpool South And rare in a council seat
Sunak’s disappointed But says that the plan is working Meanwhile back in Rochdale George Galloway is lurking (Pro-Palestine but anti-woke It’s somewhat disconcerting)
Rotherham, confusingly Is back in Liverpool And Coronation Street’s in Yorkshire But Teeside’s under the Baron’s rule
If you want all the stories Laura only talks to Tories Still squawking Stop The Boats While just not getting many votes
I am increasingly angry, frustrated, and depressed … How we as a society tolerate excruciatingly rich people getting even richer while people sleep on the streets or have to choose between eating or being warm, I’ll never know.
There’s the seaside postcard transphobe At their bawdy best Please don’t take me seriously It was only said in jest
Then there’s the sporting transphobe The level playing field type You can’t give back the muscles Their explanatory gripe
The old school transphobe’s prone to say It wasn’t like that in my day When men were men and men were best And you can probably guess the rest And almost none were gay
Like the won’t-think-about-it transphobe Who just doesn’t understand It used to be so simple You’re a woman or you’re a man
And the it’s-just-common-sense transphobe Because everything’s binary Two eyes, two ears, two hands, two feet Just common sense you see
And then the internet transphobe The Rowlings and Linehans Dead name campaigns are their domain Denying that your trans
Pick your type, there’s more than two And each demands to have a say You might call it a spectrum Which transphobe will you meet today?
The Queen said pace yourself But in the end she chased herself Out of office fast as lettuce could rot It’s so unfair she died And getting groceries supplied Was so much harder with the new job that she’d got
The Downing Street fleas Would’ve tanked Air BnB’s Johnson’s dog must’ve had quite a lot And there was nobody there To make appointments for her hair To help her stop it from getting in a knot
She said that it was worse The strings on the public purse Despite her own ten years in the slot And took no interest in the lives Of presidents’ wives There’s only so much info you can swot
When she had her say She made Friday budget day And gave her enemies the whole weekend to plot Like a game of Tetris She inevitably let this Keep her up before removing Kwasi’s spot
And Hunt did not pick up When she tried to ring him up Because her number was one that he’d forgot And now she’s got a book out Better keep a look out A bestseller I suspect that it is not
Anger, frustration, alienation Disillusionment, pain Anger, frustration, alienation Disillusionment, pain Anger, frustration, alienation Disillusionment, pain They’re gonna make sure that you get your five a day
Five a day Five a day Five a day
Five a day – they’ll always find a way to make you pay Five a day – while the rich folk always get their way Five a day – if there’s a plan for this, let’s get it underway It’s time to do something about the five a day
Five a day Five a day Five a day
Anger, frustration, alienation Disillusionment, pain Anger, frustration, alienation Disillusionment, pain Anger, frustration, alienation Disillusionment, pain They’re gonna make sure that you get your five a day
Five a day Five a day Five a day
Anger is the power that you need to make a change Frustration is the reason that you’re feeling this way Alienation – it’s why we’re all here Disillusionment – well, that’s pretty clear Pain – it’s time to make the pain go away Pain – it’s time to make the pain go away Pain – it’s time to make the pain go away It’s time to do something about the five a day
Five a day Five a day Five a day
Five a day – they’ll always find a way to make you pay Five a day – while the rich folk always get their way Five a day – if there’s a plan for this, let’s get it underway It’s time to do something about the five a day
Welcome to Put Up Shut Up Britain To Put Up Shut Up Britain To Put Up Shut Up Britain To Put Up Shut Up Britain
They’re dying on trolleys, dying in chairs Dying in corridors like nobody cares And still we sing God bless God bless the NHS And still we sing God bless God bless the NHS ‘Cause when they’ve taken that away There’s really nothing left
Welcome…
Sooner or later it’s someone you know Soon you’re as low as you can go Your house, your street, your town They’re burning it down Your house, your street, your town They’re burning it down Burn it down
Welcome…
How do we measure a person by their worth When it’s never been easier to be a TERF And the only thing that power’s used for Is persecuting a culture war While protest singers from sea To shining sea Are sharpening their pencils Getting ready for World War Three
Welcome…
Willy’s sending dick pics, getting into conflicts Selling out his mates to cover up his clicks But nothing’s bad enough to get him fired His loyalty is all that is required And here’s a map of the shit in your river Here’s a map of the sewage outflow Here’s where the shit is delivered Here’s where your opinion can go
Welcome…
Put your conscience aside, we’re still arming genocide Blind-eyed to the thousands who died Blind-eyed to the thousands who died Blind eyes for the people that die And welcome to Put Up Shut Up Britain Where the drones get built and the profits hidden Get off the statue, get on the plane And don’t you dare ever complain
Well, to Brighton Road studios to start work on the next album with the amazingly talented Ali Gavan who recorded and mixed all the songs on Trickle Down Town.
The reality for bands like us is that recording studio time is limited by finance and, well, time, and generally it’s weekend days borrowed from family and other commitments and fitted in around the football and folk club calendars that see us in the studio doing our best to get it right first time, but there’s plans for a new album late this year or early 2025 plus a couple of singles and, if our plans pay off, a very special release for next season so, as ever, watch this space.
Next stop for us is back to Bally Studios to get match fit for Bearded Theory and Strummercamp. Maybe we’ll see you at one or both of those.
Steve White & The Protest Family 