Song of the Arms Dealer

from Songs for interesting times by Camilla Cancantata

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Song of the Arms Dealer

If you want an Uzi or an AK47
Just step my way to armaments heaven
I'm here to help you with professional advice
I tell it how it is, I don't tell lies.

I mind when my neighbour won't talk to me
She knows what I do and she doesn't agree.
But I'm a nice bloke, loving and giving
Just doing my job, earning a living.

You can't have morals when you're in this game
You're not the one who should take the blame.
If all the states want to blow each other up
We shouldn't try to stop them - it'd be bad luck.

Well I know it's a shame to die before your time
I hope my children reach their prime
But we can't afford to be sentimental
Business is business - it's not gentle.

So forget those photos of the wounded and dying
Stop your ears so you don't hear the crying
I can offer you a really good price -
Leave compassion at home - that's my advice

Step this way for the best deals in town
Don't let the pacifists get you down
This is the arms dealers' paradise
We tell it how it is - we don't tell lies

(From the opera 'Soya Susie and the Gene Dictators', based on an actual interview read in a newspaper)

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from Songs for interesting times, released April 4, 2012
All songs written and performed by camilla
cancantata

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Camilla Cancantata Knighton, UK

Camilla Cancantata, composer and improviser, and founding member of Footloose, a community arts group.

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