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Ooh Ah, Up the Raj

by Mick Blake

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A response to Sky TV's suggestion that the Irish Women's Soccer team needs to be educated about Irish history.

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“You need to educate yourselves” cried Rob from Sky TV
“We’re awfully offended by that Celtic Symphony”
Perhaps Rob needs some lessons as to why such songs were written
To reflect on all the brutal acts of not so great Great Britain.

He’ll learn of Concentration camps the boys built in Transvaal
How the “Greatest Briton Ever” starved 3 million in Bengal
The genocide in Ireland, Amritsar overlooked
Conveniently airbrushed from the school history books

What of the Elgin Marbles, and the Bronzes from Benin?
All the national treasures filched as trinkets for the queen?
The stolen Jewel of India, the pilfered tons of gold
How 3 million Africans were kidnapped, shipped, and sold

So when your books include the shrouded past crimes of your nation
Then you have the right to preach on “Need for Education”.

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released October 31, 2022
Mick Blake - Spoken Word and Piano

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Mick Blake Leitrim Village, Ireland

Mick Blake is a singer/songwriter based in County Leitrim. His songs have a strong message, covering topics such as social injustice, inequality and war.

His song “Oblivious” was covered by Christy Moore, and appears on Moore’s latest album, “Lily”.
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