Criminal Reform

Later on one evening I sat down to have a think Sitting in my easy chair With a nip of rum to drink Try to punish criminals So that they won't misbehave It don't seem to be working With TV and microwave Not saying that we should return To the dark days of the past But the least that we could do Stop them coming back so fast When at school as just a kid We had corporal punishment What we did was really bad To the headmaster we went Tell a lie the sort of thing Got a good six on each hand The cane was used with vigour and the pain was hard to stand But when it came to next time and the choice was there to lie Only fools and idiots Would give less than truth a try So for the crime of murder The time is so clearly set Only released by the victim and that hasn't happened yet Before you say those not guilty Must not suffer even small Think of those that died in conflict Many kids no life at all 100,000 died in war No more dearly loved than they To make Australia safe they said Owe them homage to this day Those killed and maimed by criminals How guilty could they be That's why I say lets lock them up Then throw away the key So let's think of humane treatment Of the loved ones left behind Lock up those that don't fit in Out of sight is out of mind