Legal - Illegal

I's il - le- gal to sip- off a pay - roll, its il -

le- gal to bold up a train, But it's le-gal to rip-off a

Pirder the man oo obe-half of the few is a thing that's per-fect-ly

le- gal The twisters, the tak-erz, the

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It's illegal to rip off a payroll, it's illegal to hold up a train,

But it's legal to rip off a million or two

That comes from the labour that other folk do,

To plunder the many on behalf of the few

Is a thing that is perfectly legal.

It's illegal to kill off a landlord, or to trespass upon an estate;

But to charge a high rent for a slum is OK,

To condemn two adults and three children to stay

In a hovel that's rotten with damp and decay,

Is a thing that is perfectly legal.

If your job turns you into a zombie,

It is legal to feel some despair.

But don't be aggressive, that is if you are smart,

And for Christ's sake don't upset the old apple cart.

Remember the bosses have your interest at heart-

And it grieves them to see you unhappy.

It's illegal to carve up your missus

Or to put poison in your old man’s tea,

But poison the rivers, the seas and the. skies,

And poison the mind of a nation with lies;

If it's done in the interest of FREE ENTERPRISE

Then it's proper and perfectly legal.

It’s legal to join a trade union, and to picket is one of your rights

But don't be offensive when scabs cross the line,

Be nice to the coppers and keep this in mind:

To picket EFFECTIVELY, that is a crime,

Worse than if you had murdered your mother.

it's legal to sing on the telly, but they make bloody sure that you don't

If you sing about racists and fascists and creeps.

And those who are selling us right up the creck,

Is a thing that is perfectly legal.

The twisters, the takers, the con-men, the fakers,

The whole bloody gang of exploiters!!