Shop Closing Ordinance

歌詞

The new shop closing ordinance is an intolerance The new shop closing ordinance is an intolerance A thing that should not be in a community of wealth and prosperity Through the passing of the law, after four bound to affect the poor I was passing when I saw placard against the wall posters large an' small Inviting the poor of humanity to protest unitedly "Oh my!" they going to cry I will tell you why they can neither sell nor buy Through the passing of the law, after four bound to affect the poor I repeat the statement that were ready made Depression is on parade emaciated beings are everywhere The embodiment of despair some paralyze some cripple otherwise all seem penalize Through the passing of the law, after four bound to affect the poor Is the government blind an' cannot see the decrepitude an' misery Of women an' men girls an' boys don't rob them of those sparks of joy For if the stores are close, no food nor clothes on the rum they'll get overdose Through the passing of the law, after four bound to affect the poor We shall miss the bustle of Charlotte Street where wealth an' industry meet The lights the life the crowds to an' fro look how to the stores they go So don't you cast a gloom, as the spirit from the tomb allow the island to bloom Through the passing of the law, after four bound to affect the poor