Do They Know It’s G8 Time?
Tune based on Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid 20 (written by Midge Ure and Bob Geldof)
Lyrics written and tune modified by Steve Wallis
Version 7, 3/6/2006
It’s G8 time! There’s a need to be afraid!
At G8 time, they say they’ll help but should you trust them?
In our world of plenty, there have been so many shattered dreams.
Go on strike around the world this G8 time!
At G8 time they plot, so we can’t just have fun.
And the G8 suits that plot there are Monsanto’s allies in power.
So revolt NOW so it will be us instead of them!
And there could just be GM food in Africa after G8 time.
ALL FOOD SHOULD BE ORGANIC AFTER G8 TIME!
And there could just be GM drink in Africa after G8 time.
ALL DRINK SHOULD BE ORGANIC AFTER G8 TIME!
And there would still be wars in Africa and the Middle East after G8 time.
THERE SHOULD BE PEACE AROUND THE WORLD AFTER G8 TIME!
And there would still be dictators in Africa after G8 time.
THERE SHOULD BE REAL DEMOCRACY EVERYWHERE AFTER G8 TIME!
AND NOT ELECTION BY COMPUTERS – BUSH DIDN’T REALLY WIN!
The greatest gift we can give them is socialism!
When we all rule the world
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No rich or poor any more!
Do they know it’s G8 time at all?
Here’s to us
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Go on strike for everyone good!
Here’s to them
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Underneath that burning sun!
When they use GM mind control, the people find it harder to fight back!
Surely this is one of organisations like the CIA’s new tacks!
Go on strike! – repeated three times
GO ON STRIKE!
Do a BOLIVIA, let them know it’s G8 time!
Do a BOLIVIA, let them know it’s G8 time again!
The lyrics have been changed considerably since the recording made shortly before the 2005 G8 summit (on the 30th of June 2005 at the Cutting Rooms, Abraham Moss Centre, City College, Manchester). You can read an explanation for the changes, which were made to massively improve the politics of the song, by clicking here. You will soon be able to download a song with these or similar lyrics, performed by the new Galaxia line-up, but in the meantime you can download the 2005 G8 summit version of the track in MP3 format. Note that his singing performance was poor due to being very out-of-tune when he first attempted the track and having to make do with the recording several takes later; he believes that subconsciously he sang badly because the original lyrics were deeply flawed. Click for a fairly high quality (2548KB) or very low quality (531KB) version.