An anti John Key folk song. Please send it round..Pity me by Brigid Sinclair © 2014
Chorus
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Pity me my darling, pity me I say
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Pity me my darling, take John Key away
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Pity me my darling pity me I say
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Pity me my darling and make him go away
Verse 1
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John Key cant hide the truth no more, he’s wrecked our precious land
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He’s bought a house in Maui so he dosen’t give a damn
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He’s said that he will clear on out if we don’t vote him in
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Lets get together and do just that let’s see the back of him
Chorus
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Pity me my darling, pity me I say
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Pity me my darling, take John Key away
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Pity me my darling pity me I say
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Pity me my darling and make him go away

Verse 2
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No more can John Key hide behind that cheesy looking grin
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We don’t believe his smarminess, his jokes are wearing thin
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He’s brought the frigging oil rigs in, he’s opened up the mines
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He’s sold us out and ruled us out He  must think we’re blind
Verse 3
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He plays golf with the president and thinks it makes him cool
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He’s busy being in photo shoots while they’re closing local schools
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He’s building roads from asset sales, he gloats of GDP 
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Like we should care his pays gone up while he robs us stealthily
Chorus
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Pity me my darling, pity me I say
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Pity me my darling, take John Key away
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Pity me my darling pity me I say
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Pity me my darling and make him go away

Verse 4                         
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He says he’s raised the minimum wage- but the youth wage cancels that 
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He gives with one hand all the while- he steals behind our backs.
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Money and the market first -cause so much misery. 
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He makes it all look squeaky clean- while he has a cup of tea.
Verse 6
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The trickle down has trickled up, the trickle down was myth
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Struggling systems can’t be fixed by relying on the rich 
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Your only worth is if you work to build the economy
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Social care community not valued by John Key 
Chorus
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Pity me my darling, pity me I say
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Pity me my darling, take John Key away
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Pity me my darling pity me I say
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Pity me my darling and make him go away
Verse 6
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Christchurch bleeds and Northland floods- the farmers need some help
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Environment’s our selling point- but DOC funds have been scalped
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Women are raped frequently – diplomacy’s on top
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The emperor really has no clothes- oh god  please make it stop
Chorus
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Pity me my darling, pity me I say
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Pity me my darling, make him go away
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Pity me my darling pity me I say
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Pity me my darling and take John Key away


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