This was written back in those optimistic days of the sixties when we thought we were bringing something new to the table. The old greed and selfishness of the establishment would be swept away along with all its resultant violence, inequality and war.
We had all the answers to sexism, racism and the hypocrisy that society ran by.
Little did we know that the establishment would bite back with a vengeance. Our heroes would be bought off and become part of the travesty, the politicians would get their snouts in the trough, people would starve, fanatics would prosper and wars would rage.
If only everybody had joined in with the new philosophy of peace, love and equality. What a different world we would have.
“You Can All Join In”
It’s very simple and I hope it’s new
Make your own words up if you want to
Any old words that you think will do, yeah
Yellow, blue, what’ll I do?
Maybe I’ll just sit here thinking
Black, white, stop the fight
Does one of these colours ever bother you?Here’s a little dance you can all join in with
It’s very simple and I hope it’s new
Make your own steps up if you want to
Any old steps that you think will do
Left, right, don’t get uptight
Keep in line and you’ll be alright
Clap hands, move around
Make sure no one puts you down
Here’s a little world you can all join in with
It’s very simple and I hope it’s new
Make your own life up if you want to
Any old life that you think will do
Love, yeah, it’s nothing new
There’s someone much worse off than you are
Help me set them free
Just be what you want to be
Here’s a little song you can all join in with
It’s very simple and I hope it’s new
Make your own words up if you want to
Any old words that you think will do
Reblogged this on Opher's World and commented:
I love this upbeat, optimistic number – so infectious – I wish we would all join in and make the world a better place.