Where are ye hidin'
where are ye bidin'
do you have a bedroom
or just a room and kitchen
Are you livin' in a midgie
bin or up a tenement close
or on the 27th floor,
is that you on the backstairs
eating your butcher's parcel
and pot noodles?
Buffalo Bill was in Dennistoun
inside the tent with the Sioux,
and it's a Wild West Show for you
Do you have a bathroom
and a toilet? Are you wanderin'
the glens like a good Scot?
Are you catching some fish
in a lovely brown trout pool
or taking the weans to school?
Are you building a fire
or building a den? Are you havin'
trouble payin' your rent,
are you livin' in a caravan
outside the Scottish Parliament?
Buffalo Bill was in Dennistoun
inside the tent with the Sioux,
and it's a Wild West Show for you
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Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.
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