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Artist: Michelle Shocked
Canonical path: /michelle-shocked/poll-tax-song
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Poll Tax Song
Read Poll Tax Song lyrics by Michelle Shocked on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Poll Tax Song
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I was standing by my window
On one cold and cloudy day
When I saw that hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky Lord, in the sky
Pay the poll tax
You must be joking
Ha, ha, ha, ha
It is Thatcher, who's revolting
Not I Lord, no not I
Pay the poll tax
You must be joking
Ha, ha, ha
It is Thatcher, who is revolting
No not I Lord, no not I
Pay the poll tax
You must be joking
Ha, ha
Oh it is Thatcher, who is revolting
No not I Lord, no not I
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