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Seeking Asylum
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There are only two things Australians care about more than keeping Australia free of refugees, beer and cricket. They are rather fond of their national song too. Here's a modern version by two English folk singers.
Seeking Asylum by Norfolk and Good Once a Aussie coastguard patrolled a remote shore up in the Northern Territory When he came upon an A-rab lying at the water's edge. "You've come a - seeking Asylum with me" CHORUS Seeking asylum, seeking asylum You've come a seeking asylum with me You're not a refugee, you are an I-raq-i boy, Don't come a - seeking asylum with me "Please" said the fellahin, "give me some water, I'm just a kurd who wants to be free." "Kurdish my arshole, you are with Osama's boys, Don't come a - seeking asylum with me." CHORUS Seeking asylum, seeking asylum You've come a seeking asylum with me You're not a refugee, you are an I-raq-i boy, Don't come a - seeking asylum with me Up jumped the Arab, tried to make a run for it. If he reached the outback he would be free. A passing Aborigine felled him with a boomerang, "Don't come a - seeking asylum with me CHORUS Seeking asylum, seeking asylum You've come a seeking asylum with me You're not a refugee, you are an I-raq-i boy, Don't come a seeking asylum with me Along came the coastguard, cuffed the little arab man, left him tied up by a coolibah tree, saying "I'll be back soon, bringing reinforcements, Don't come a seeking asylum with me." CHORUS Seeking asylum, seeking asylum You've come a seeking asylum with me You're not a refugee, you are an I-raq-i boy, Don't come a seeking asylum with me Off went the coastguard, returning in a humvee, with him rode troopers, one, two, three. They shot down the refugee, said he was a terrorist, Don't come a - seeking asylum with me. CHORUS Seeking asylum, seeking asylum You've come a seeking asylum with me You're not a refugee, you are an I-raq-i boy, Don't come a seeking a - sy - lum - with - me Other folk song parodies in this series: Seeking Asylum The Drug Dealer A Gypsy Rover Follow the link below to get a downloadable midi for this. I find that of the several versions available the guitar version is best. Right click the link at the web page andclick on "Save Target as" Lyric copyright © Ian Thorpe 2003. Download traditional music from …> RELATED POST: American push for war with Russia stepped up

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Reviewed on December 11, 2003

Very well done Ian.....Only, over here its a sore subject..:o|

Many people think Australia isn't fair.....but they don't know the full story, only what they read on in the news...It's good to have a laugh about such serious subjects.Sometimes it makes us see things more clearly..I enjoyed....I like how you wrote this out....ty, Dani

Reviewed by Janet Caldwell

You know that I love this and you!

Happy Holidays to you and family!
Love, Jan xoxoxoxo

Reviewed by Nicole Davis Vergara (Reader)

Reviewed on December 6, 2003

Ooo Ian awesome lyrics!
<Tapping foot on floor>Ok now where is the music??? ;O)
~Nikki~

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Outstanding and delightful "song"/poem!!

Love Tinka