Freedom for Some

In the Mansion House On a January day The framework of the nation And its future did lay Deputy Johnson Brought forth his brand-new assignment If the Democratic Programme did pass T’would alter our social alignment Yet, Johnson and Labour Were met with strict opposition Economic democracy Was not the Gaelic League’s mission Instead, fix the language And paint the letterbox green To feed the bootless children They were none too keen A state of ‘freedom’ being Rhetorical and flowerful All that changed was The colour of the flag And the accents of the powerful