Not in my Backyard 1987

Elections are such funny things
They make you want to weep
"We'll give you this, we'll help with that
But in the end it's nought but chat
For once they are returned to power
The schools will close
And nuclear waste can once more
Be dropped into a shallow grave
BUT NOT IN MY BACKYARD!

The nurses too we'll give them more
But once we're in, they're out the door
And soon they can sweep up the floor
Of overcrowded NHS hospitals
Or alternatively they can go private.
YES PLEASE, IN MY BACKYARD!

So North and South, the great divide
It isn't true the Telegraph cried
They're doing very well up there
They've plenty of clogs and football teams and beer
And unemployment and nuclear power stations
And Sellafield and leukemia
BUT CERTAINLY WE CAN'T HAVE
ALL THAT IN OUR BACKYARD.

So vote for us, we'll do you proud
If you are rich and greedy and loud
And sharp and spivvy and wear green wellies
And pretend to be a yuppie in Brixton
Yes, we'll look after you
For we too once were young and ambitious
And prepared to do anything to get what we wanted
YES PLEASE,IN MY BACKYARD!

And we did (do anything) including using
MI5 and other civil servants
to undermine Governments we didn't like
For we had read the history books
And we could see how the Germans
And the Romans had got all they wanted
By thieving, and cheating and lying and killing
And we thought that that was exactly
What we had wanted
IN OUR BACKYARD!!