# a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Versuri Not another benefit
- Marie-Lynn Hammond

friends I have a problem 'that I'd like to address
and it may be peculiarly mine
in these days of unemployment I am forced to confess
yours truly's working overtime
my phone is ringing madly
they all want me oh so badly
there's only one hitch I can see
oh no! it's a benefit, not another benefit
and when are they gonna benefit me.

I've played for day care, pro-choice, Greenpeace, world peace
labour causes, unfair laws and Latin American solidarity
I've stopped Spadina*, failed to stop the Cruise, I've saved
the whales and wolves
I've tried to save the N. D. P. **
now ain't it kinda funny
how we're always raising money
for the things in life that ought to be free
oh no! it's a benefit, not another benefit
and when are they gonna benefit me.

the phone rings and a voice says "hi we haven't met, in fact

I must admit I've never heard of you at all
but someone at a meeting said her sister said her lover said
we really ought to give you a call
our situation's critical
she says you're quite political
and feminist and always play for free.. "
oh no! it's a benefit, not another benefit
and when are they gonna benefit me.

and when the bankers finally get me
'cause I haven't paid my debts be
sure you're ready to call up Nancy White for me
and she'll say
oh no it's a benefit, not another benefit
and when are they gonna benefit me (3).

* an expressway planned for downtown Toronto.

** The N. D. P. is sort-of left wing Canadian political party
that usually vote for and rarely gets elected.