More from Comrade Fatso …

I’m Mr Explorer in eighteen something and three
Who discovered this vast, virgin African territory
Utterly unknown you see
Apart from a pocket of peoples like the Hutus, the Tutsis
The Luo, the Tuareg, the Shona, the Masai,
Yoruba, Bambara, Zulu and Fulani
But they don’t count really
So yes this dark continent was discovered by me
I’m Mr Missionary armed with a book
Settlers will arrive soon so quick take a look
It talks of miracles, parables, temples ‘n’ disciples
Worship God and no other idols
It’s filled with trials, tribulations, testaments and tales
Just remember the weak shall inherit the earth
And God is a white male
Your minds and souls are all we ask
Capturing your bodies is someone else’s task

I’m Mr Setller here to each colonisation 101
We’re gonna liberate your land and you’ll be governed by the gun
After stealing your soil you can’t sit back and relax
Coz we’ll make you our workers by making you pay tax
We’ll destroy your industry and make you produce products that are primary
We’ll invest in infrastructure and run your resources to the sea
We’ll pull out our paint brushes and paint you some borders
It’s a fantastic old tactic called divide and conquer
Coz I’m Mr International Finance here to fund your independence
We’ll douse you with debts while we reap the benefits
Take down your tariffs, slash social spending
Hold back on health, here comes the happy ending
We’ll flood your country with our goods
We’ll privatize your national foods
Now you ask what all this meant
This ladies and gentlemen is development.

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