Balaclava

from Dig for Victory by Dan Kemp

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You don't own this country you can't chain it with your laws
I can ride these country roads and walk across the moors
You don't own the rivers or the forests and the trees
and the fish the fruit the animals are the food gods given me

'cos this land is our land we all share this country
it's not owned by big buisness or by the powers that be
though i can understand the laws that keep you safe at night
i'll never stand for any law that takes away our rights

they try to keep you in the towns where video cameras follow you round
the want to take my DNA and keep it on a database
and if i want to catch a fish or busk I need a licence
but ive got a right to be heard as well as to stay silent

I'll carry a stick because I'm getting old
I'll wear a balaclava because England's bloody cold
and if I was to carry a knife I'll always take a fork
and if you think I'm tresspassing im going for a walk

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from Dig for Victory, released February 1, 2012

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Dan Kemp Reading, UK

Dan is a folk singer and fiddle player from Reading, UK. He accompanies lively, anarchic folk songs with guitar and fiddle and has a particular passion for ancient songs that are still relevant today in their depiction of social struggles and call for a better world. ... more

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