Rosa's Song

It's the biggest mystery in the universe:
Did the egg or did the chicken get here first?
Mummy Earth and Daddy Sky made love
Water come down from above
I can't wait to see what happens now...

We were just a twinkle in that ocean's eye
Sea of blue and sun of yellow in the sky
Mixing blue and yellow made us green
Now we`re livening up the scene
I can't wait to see what happens now...

Me and all my bosom buddies of one mind,
Thinkin' we might be somebody if we combined
So we stuck together, made a wish,
Filled the ocean up with fish
I can't wait to see what happens now...

Singing songs of memory, singing possibility,
Singing combination, imagination,
We`re gonna make a better world somehow...

There's a new wave breaking on the land,
And a thousand fishes crawling up the sand
And when every fin had grown a leg,
Set me down and laid an egg
I can't wait to see what happens now...

If you saw us dining on the greenery
We were moving mountains in the scenery,
Then when dinosauring had its day
Turned to a bird and flew away
I can't wait to see what happens now...

I was happy hanging in my family tree
Thinking how I might become a chimpanzee
When some brother dropped down to the ground
Stood up straight and looked around
I can't wait to see what we'll do now...

Singing songs of memory, singing possibility,
Singing combination, imagination,
We`re gonna make a better world somehow...

Out of Africa we headed north and east
We were gathering nuts and berries for our feast
Sister says, "Let's bury berries here –
We're gonna get more food next year"
I can't wait to see what happens now...

Seems like everybody in the human race
Got this new idea of living in one place
With Astronomy, Philosophy,
And the mysteries of you and me
I can't wait to see what happens now...

Singing songs of memory, singing possibility,
Singing combination, imagination,
We`re gonna make a better world somehow.

It's the second biggest mystery of all –
How did Pharaoh top that pyramid so tall?
Till some bolshie brickie rocked the boat
Said, "Stop the work! Let`s hold a vote!"
"Chuck him in the water and we'll see what floats!"
I can't wait to see what happens now...

Caesar took my people into slavery
We had nothing, but we kept our bravery
So when Spartacus says, "let`s rebel"
I am Spartacus as well
I can't wait to see what happens now...

Then that bloody Baron says, "You are my serf"
And he robs us of our living on the earth –
But if you think back down the family tree
Baron was a little fish, just like me
I can't wait to see what happens now...

Singing songs of unity, singing songs of liberty,
Singing combination, imagination,
We`re gonna make a better world somehow.

So I'm standing with the Diggers when they sing
That today we knock the crown off of the King
And when we get up to heaven's door
Found it wasn't locked no more
I can't wait to see what happens now...

When I was a worker in the factory,
I was praying to the Lord to set me free
When somebody whispered in my ear
"We're gonna have a union here"
I can't wait to see what happens now...

Singing songs of unity, singing songs of liberty,
Singing combination, imagination,
We`re gonna make a better world somehow.

So we made a Revolution out of war
Rosa Luxembourg was marching at the fore
Policemen says "That Jew's a communist!"
But she just told it like it is
I can't wait to see what happens now...

From my mother's mother's mother down to now
Sisters keep right on delivering life somehow
And if you say woman's second class
Suffragette's gonna kick your ass
I can't wait to see what happens now...

In that Coffee Bar they wouldn't let me in
Cos they didn't like the colour of my skin
I went marching up with Rosa Parkes
Ordered coffee – Strong. And Dark.
I can't wait to see what happens now...

Singing songs of unity, singing songs of liberty,
Singing combination, imagination,
We`re gonna make a better world somehow.

In the colonies been sufferin' so long
Then the millions start to sing their freedom song
So we send our armies to attack
But the power of the people brought 'em back
I can't wait to see what happens now...

So I told my ma and pa I've lied enough:
I've been dropping LSD and finding love
It's forbidden fruit but I don't care –
I've got a flower in my hair
I can't wait to see what happens now...

(We`re remembering the fishes in the seas
We`re remembering the monkeys and the trees
And discovering what life is worth, We`re gonna fight for life on Earth
And I can't wait to see what happens now) (verse not on CD)

Did you hear about the Battle of Seattle
At that meeting of the WTO?
There was guns and tear gas all around
But the Power of the people shut it down
And I can't wait to see what we'll do now...

Singing songs of memory, singing possibility
Singing combination, imagination,
We`re gonna make a better world somehow.

You were just a heartbeat in your mama's womb
Didn't even know what gender you'd assume
We were trying to figure out your name
When she went POP! And out you came
And I can't wait to see what you'll do now...

Rosa, when I held you bare against my chest
I think of every day I've spent here, that`s the best
May your life be loving, love be long
Longer than this bad old song
And I can't wait to see what you'll do now...

Someday soon I'm gonna take my final breath
But I know that I'll be happy in my death
Sayin' Bye bye Body, Bye bye Mind,
Bye to the ones I leave behind
I've got no idea what happens now...

When you think of all the changes on the Earth
And you look how you've been changing since your birth
You've just gotta shake your head and say
"It's gonna be a lovely day... And I can't wait to see what happens now..."