Glad to Be Gay '79
Tom Robinson Band
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For the purposes of this evening, it's this way The British Police are the best in the world I don't believe one of these stories I've heard 'Bout them raiding gay pubs for no reason at all Lining the customers up by the wall (yeah, c'mon) Picking out people, knocking them down Resisting arrest as they're kicked on the ground Searching their houses, calling them queer I don't believe that sort of thing happens here Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy this way (hey) Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy this way Pictures of naked young women are fun In Penthouse and Playboy, page three of The Sun There's no nudes in Gay News, our one magazine But they still find excuses to call it obscene Read how disgusting we are in the press In the evening news and The Sun they express Molesters of children, corruptors of youth It's there in the paper, it must be the truth So, sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy this way (hey) Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy this way Have you heard the story about Peter Wells? Who, one day, was arrested and dragged to the cells For being in love with a man of eighteen The vicar found out they'd been having a scene The magistrate sent him for trial by the Crown He even appealed, but they still sent him down He was only mistreated a couple of years 'Cause even in prison they Look after the queers So, sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy this way (hey) Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy this way And sit back and watch as they close down our clubs Arrest us for meeting and raid all our pubs Make sure your boyfriend's at least twenty-one So only your friends and your brothers get done Lie to your workmates, lie to your folks Put down the queens, and tell anti-queer jokes Gay Lib's ridiculous, join their laughter "The buggers are legal now, what more are they after?" (Tell 'em) Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy this way (hey) Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy this way Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy this way (hey) Sing if you're glad to be gay Sing if you're happy this way
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Written by: Thomas Giles Robinson
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