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God Bless

from BX3 EP by Bad Bob Bates

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Blues rock rant against imperialism and exploitation - but with a nice hook line ;)

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It was a cool time long ago
We thought of places we could go
We needed space to live and breathe
New lands to find and cut and reave

God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong

Hell we did it on our doorstep
Pushed the Emerald Isle to ruin
Snagged the thistle, barred the crofters
Stopped them doing what they were doin

God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong

Now they’ve got a voice to hear
No longer sitting in the rear
Let’s hope they catch us in their vice
Westminster ain’t that nice

God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong

You know what I’m talking about

God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong

Native American’s on welfare
Aborigines froze out
But the east is growing stronger
‘Cause they pushed us jokers out

We don’t like it not on top
When control has dwindled down
But where we got the power in our hands
We push the sacred crown

God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong

God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong

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from BX3 EP, released September 1, 2015
Written by Bad Bob Bates.
Guitars, bass and vocals, Bad Bob Bates
Percussion - Ally Lee
Arrangement - Bad Bob Bates/Ally Lee
Production - Ally Lee
"Executive Production" - Chris Davison
Recorded at Mill Studios, Alnwick, Northumberland, UK

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Bad Bob Bates Blaydon, UK

Tyneside (UK) based solo/duo/band performer - a mix of foot stompin' solo workouts and band pieces, ranging from full on dirty blues to Americana ballads that’ll have you crying in your beer. BBB also plays in The Bates Motel, The Bandits, Ma Kelly's Boys and West Brook & Swamp Tea. ... more

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