Faith Petric - Aint Been Doing Nothing If You Aint Been Called A Red

      [Verse 1]
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When I was just a little thing I used to love parades
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with banners, bands and red balloons and maybe lemonade
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when I came home one mayday my neighbours father said
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them marchers is all commies tell me kid are you a red?

[Verse 2]
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well, I didnt know just what he meant my hair back then was brown
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our house was plain red brick like most others in the town
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so I went and asked my mamma why our neighbour called me red
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my mummy took me on her knee and this is what she said

[Chorus]
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Well you ain't done nothin' if you ain't been called a red
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if you've marched or agitated, you're bound to hear it said
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so you might as well ignore it, or love the word instead
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cause you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a red

[Verse 3]
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When I was growin' up, had my troubles I suppose
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when someone took exception to my face or to my clothes
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or tried to cheat me on a job or hit me on the head
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when I organised to fight back why the stinkers called me red

[Chorus]
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But you ain't done nothin' if you ain't been called a red
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if you've marched or agitated, you're bound to hear it said
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so you might as well ignore it, or love the word instead
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cause you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a red

[Verse 4]
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When I was livin' on my own one apartment that I had
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had a lousy rotten landlord let me tell ya he was bad
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but when he tried to throw me out I rubbed my hands and said
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you haven't seen a struggle if you haven't fought a red!

[Chorus]
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And you ain't done nothin' if you ain't been called a red
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if you've marched or agitated, you're bound to hear it said
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so you might as well ignore it, or love the word instead
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cause you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a red

[Verse 5]
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Well I kept on agitatin', cause what else can you do?
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you're gonna let the sons of bitches walk all over you
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my friends said you'll get fired, hanging with that commie mob
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I should be so lucky buddy, I ain't got a job

[Chorus]
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And you ain't done nothin' if you ain't been called a red
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if you've marched or agitated, you're bound to hear it said
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so you might as well ignore it, or love the word instead
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cause you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a red

[Verse 6]
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Well I've been agitatin' now for fifty years or more
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for jobs or for equality and always against war
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I'll keep on agitatin' as far as I can see
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and if that's what being red is then It's good enough for me

[Chorus]
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'Cause you ain't done nothin' if you ain't been called a red
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if you've marched or agitated, you're bound to hear it said
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so you might as well ignore it, or love the word instead
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cause you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a red