Rights Not Charity

Song written and performed by The Fugertivs.

Rights Not Charity

Are you ready Steve?
A, a.
Andy?
a, a, a.
Nick?
a, aa?
Alright then, let’s gooooo!
1, 2, 3, 4.

You rattle your tin to make money for me, and every November you’re on the TV
havin’ fun while your voice oozes sinserity
While you pleed to viewers to give generously

But we want rights not charity.
We want rights, we want rights not charity.
Rights rights rights not charity.
Cos charity keeps me where you think I should be.

We got ? girls with calipers and holes in their head.
Now if you give a pound you get badges instead
We’ll take your golden heart and just go home to bed.
Cos we need your little badges like a hole in the head.

Cos we want rights not charity.
We want rights, we want rights not charity.
Rights rights rights not charity,
Cos charity makes me what you think I should be.

We raise lots of cash for hopeless cases
We’re very genuine in what we do.

You get your kicks performing in a charity band
Singing people songs you think you’re lending a hand
And your condesending concerts are in constant demand
And all they prove to me is that you don’t understand.

We want rights not charity.
We want rights, we want rights not charity.
Rights rights rights not charity,
So take your shakin’ tins and ? charitably.