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I Want Rosa To Stay (Live)

from Speak Easy, Sing Hard by Alun Parry

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lyrics

Hello Rosalita, well I know your name
I've learned to pronounce it again and again
For I got to know you and I know you well
So I don't believe all the tales that they tell
No I don't believe Rosalita's a threat
Or that she's a strain on the national debt
For Rosa has spirit and courage galore
To brave every ocean to land on this shore

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I want Rosa to stay
I want Rosa to stay
I want Rosa to stay
Not just today
Or tomorrow
But forever

Well I've read the headlines in papers I've bought
The panic that passes as rational thought
Written by peddlars of falsehood and fear
Who say its a problem that Rosa is here
And want to make Rosa their next deportee
Sayin she takes resources intended for me
And rich men in mansions say that's why I'm poor
But I don't remember being wealthy before

So I won't be swayed by the things that you say
Cos I understand why you play it this way
For I see a world that is owned by the few
And run in your interest to benefit you
So if we get angry at what we obtain
You need someone easy to carry the blame
So Rosa's the one that you hope we'll pursue
So we won't go pointing the finger at you

But we want Rosa to stay
We want Rosa to stay
We want Rosa to stay
Not just today
Or tomorrow
But forever

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from Speak Easy, Sing Hard, released December 18, 2023

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Alun Parry Liverpool, UK

Known as the UK's Woody Guthrie, Alun Parry's music is uplifting, soul stirring, defiant, and tons of fun!

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