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- Tim Minchin - Prejudice lyrics
- This is a song about prejudice
- And the language of prejudice
- And the power of... the language of... prejudice
- It's called
- Prejudice
- In this modern freespoken society
- There is a word that we still hold taboo
- A word with a terrible history of being used to abuse oppress and subdue
- Just six seemingly harmless letters arranged in a way will form a word
- With more power than the pieces of metal that are forged to make swords
- A couple of G's an R and an E an I and an N
- Just six little letters all jumbled together have caused damage that we may never mend
- And it's important that we all respect that if these people should happen to choose to reclaim the word as their own it doesn't mean the rest of you have a right to its use
- So never underestimate
- The power that language imparts
- Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can break hearts
- A couple of G's G's unless you've had to live it an R and an E Even I am careful with it
- An I and an N, in the end it will only offend, don't want to have to spell it out again
- Yeah
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- So listen to me if you care for your health
- You wont call me ginger less you're ginger yourself
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- When you are a ginger life is pretty hard
- Years of ritual bullying in the school yard
- Kids calling you ranga and fanta pants
- No invitation to the high school dance
- But you get up and learn to hold your head up
- You try to keep your cool and not get head up
- But until the feeling of Ill is truly let up
- And the word is ours and ours alone don't you know
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- Only a ginga can call another ginga ginga
- So if you call us ginge we just might come unhinged
- If you don't have a fringe with at least a tinge of the ginge
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- Now listen to me when I am looking for sympathy
- Just because we're sensitive to UV
- Just because we're pathetically pale
- We do alright with the females
- Yeah I like to ask the ladies round for ginger beer
- And soon their running their fingers through my ginger beard
- And dunking my ginger nuts into their ginger tea
- And asking if they can call me ginge
- And I say "I don't think that's appropriate!"
- Coz only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- And all the ladies agree it's a fact once you've gone ginge! you can't go back
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- Yeah go ginge go you funky motherfunkin ginge
- Yeah you can call us bozo or fire truck
- You can even call us carrot top or blood nut
- Yeah you can call us match stick or tampon
- But fucking with the G word is just not on
- If you're a ginger-phobe and you don't like us
- You gonna stand up to the fight if you want to fight us
- But if you cut yourself you might catch gingavitis
- So maybe you should shut your funky mouth
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- So if you call us ginge you can't winge if you're injured
- If you don't have a tinge of the ginge in your minge
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger yeah
- And you know my kids will always be clothed and fed
- Coz poppas going to be bringing home the ginger bread
- And they be pretty smart because they'll be well read
- And by read I mean read and the other kind of red, its a fucking homophone!
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger yeah!
- Only a ginger can call another ginger ginger
- Just like only a ninja can sneak up on another ninja
- Yeah only a ginger only a ginger only a ginger yeah
- Are you listening up I'm not pointing the finga
- I'm just having a sing up
- I'm just reminding ya!
- that only a ginger can call another ginger
- Ginger
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