get up off our knees

Singer:housemartins, the

famines will be famines

banquets will be banquets

some spend winter in a palace

some spend it in blankets

don't wag your fingers at them and turn to walk away

don't shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today

time to end the praying

listen what they're saying

get up off your knees

you can wag your finger till your finger's sore

shake your head till it shakes no more

paupers will be paupers

bankers will be bankers

some own pennies in a jar

some own oil tankers

what may sound like tomorrow could be ours today

there's no more need for sorrow if we get off our knees to pray

time to end the praying

listen what they're saying

get up off your knees

you can wag your finger till your finger's sore

shake your head till it shakes no more

countries will be countries

borders will be borders

some have lost their folks at war

some have give orders

don't wag your fingers at them and turn to walk away

don't shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today

time to end the praying

listen what they're saying