IT’S MORNING AGAIN, TUB

I lie here once more this morning,

Good Morning again , Tub, I say,

A lovely day; the sun all a-shine

And much for us to decide this day.

Another weekend morning, Tub

Not like a day of work

when it’s scrub, dress, rush, no fun

There is time this morning Tub, Time….

Another chance for us to dream,

to think again the issues of our day,

to decide what’s best for all

and what we tell the world to do

There was FAI and One-Tel,

But not much we could do there, Tub

The investigations and commissions,

are well and truly under way.

Children overboard and refugees,

Something needed there too, Tub

The navy, pollies and the public service

Smelt a lot they did there, Tub

We should’ve strung up Admiral Barrie,

with the Minister for Defence,

and all the public servants

that scarred our country’s soul.

We should have done that Tub,

For it is happening yet again

The Commissioner for Police backed off

Once the politicians told him to.

And the General of the Army

Agreed with the politicians

Yet a million of us ordinary people,

Believed the other way

Water is getting cold, Tub,

And not a single good resolve

have we made as yet this day.

With still so much to do..

There was of course the barbecue

where the family came together

Victoria’s new friend was there

Fifteen of us. Vic the only one he knew

Warned her we did. John even took

bets

that he would not last the day right through.

And now it is two year later,

What do you think, Tub, they should do?

Extra hot water, Tub,

The memories are coming fast,

There’ was that law that had us all in jail

if we told about the government.

Not only two years behind for us

It was two years for the journo too

Dead still we stopped that one Tub.

That was a good thing too.

There was the Governor General, Tub,

And then the Catholic Archbishop,

They did not tell, nor did any clergy

Why Tub, do good men not speak clear?

Water is cold, Tub, water is cold,

We have solved not a thing,

There is the war and terrorists

Where we are all in thick.

The children overboard has come again

This time the intelligence services

DIO and ASIO, ASIS they are

Where nobody  knows who told what to who

Water is cold Tub; it is time to go.

Still, perhaps another day

I can share these thoughts with you

And this time we will work out what to do

.

Goodbye for now, Tub.

Goodbye for now.