HOME PICTURES		SLICE OF THE PIE To the tune of Don McLean’s American Pie New lyrics by Fred Rowan A long, long time ago I still remember the time Jeff Kennett made me smile In opposition he was shit He always put his foot in it That haircut was real funny for a while But election day it made me shiver Jeff promised that he would deliever Us from poverty's doorstep The state would soon be fixed up I can't remember if I cried when I discovered that he'd bloody lied But I felt nauseous deep inside The day Felicity appeared on 'Healthy, Wealthy and Wise' And I was singing 'Bye, bye to my slice of the pie' Drove my push-bike to the CES - sorry Centrelink But the job boards were dry And good old Lloyd was building Crown to the sky Singing 'Put your house on black; don't be shy' While a baby in the car-park's just died Jeff, do you go to Edward Beal? And do you believe in approving deals If Ron Walker tells you so And do you believe in closing schools With 15 kids to every stool It's gunna teach them how to read real slow Well I know that you're in love with you, but why is it us that you have to screw You kicked us in the head, then you built a giant shed I was a lowly teenage nurse trainee, with Work Cover paying for my crippled knee Now you've taken that away from me The day my income died And we were singing 'Bye, bye to my slice of the pie' Rode my wheelchair to the hospital and waved it goodbye The critically ill were looking for somewhere to lie Singing 'This'll be the day that we die. This'll be the day that we die' I met a girl who was confused She asked cops for some happy news And she was bashed and dragged away I went down to my local pub to see the band I'd always loved But the sign said it was a Tabaret In the streets the homeless dreamed Schizophrenics cried and children screamed But ambulance men weren't woken, 'cos Intergraph was broken And the one thing you admire the most Jeff The Grand Prix where you always boast Lost eighteen million dollars gross The day the public transport died And we were singing 'Bye, bye to my slice of the pie' Council services, water, electricity - bye Education, gas, science funding, auditor general... etc, etc, etc Then why, why are my taxes still high? ********************** Now available from Polyester Records Or via Janet McLeod (Note I copied these lyrics from memory so there may be errors.)