My lover's house is painted blue
His neighbour's of the self-same hue
And all the doors are closed to me
For I am the rogue in this country
For I am the rogue in this country...

My father's house is painted red
His neighbours all burnt out and fled
And in the place I used to play
The razor wire has come to stay
The razor wire has come to stay

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Wait for the day
Work for the day
When bigotry and barriers are all gone away.

My lover's folk stare out at me
But I'm as clear as clear can be
Our coloured dressings are a lie
We're just bare creatures born to die
We're just bare creatures born to die

My lover's mind lies not with me
A martyr for his cause he would be.
Always my lot has been the same
To love the gamester and loathe the game
To love the gamester and loathe the game

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So if you need a flag to wave
And belonging you must crave
Remember blood, remember bone
Remember kindness you've been shown
Remember kindness you've been shown

And I have heard my Mother say
Beware the one who comes this way, who says
"Every newborn child must learn
who to hate and who to scorn;
who to hate and who to scorn."

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