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Key: Cm
Intro:
Cm
Verse 1:
Cm
You're through gestation so welcome to the world
We've still got vacancies just waiting to be filled
Dm
We're still delivering ten thousand souls a day
Cm
And disproportionately packing them away
Verse 2:
Dm
The starving of the multitudes and the feeding of the few
We're only humanoid, there's nothing we can do
Em
You must do something or we'll all go up in smoke
Dm
We'd like to help but we're afraid of losing votes
Pre-Chorus:
F7 Am
They'll never listen to you
F7 Am A7
They'll never listen to your cries
Dm Bb7 Am A7/C#
We're not progressing, we're only marking time
Ddim7
You're on your own
Chorus:
Eb F/Eb
Think of your children
Eb F/Eb
Think of your children
Eb F/Eb Gm
Are they welcome to the world?
Verse 3:
Dm
If every Chinaman jumped up and down in sync
Then California would be sucked into the drink
Em
You've all got bodies and a few of you got minds
Dm Ddim7
We'd like to use them but we never get the time
Instrumental:
Cm
Fm Cm Db Cm
B Bbm7 B Bbm7
Eb Db Eb Db
Abmaj7 Db Abmaj7 Bb
Cm Dm Cm A7
Verse 4:
Dm
Though man's achievements are a credit to us all
How come we're standing with our backs against the wall?
Em
One thousand congressmen assemble every day
Dm
They'll send us packing on a dreadlock holiday
Pre-Chorus:
F7 Am
They'll never listen to you
F7 Am A7
They'll never listen to your cries
Dm Bb7 Am A7/C#
They'll keep on talking and wasting precious time
Ddim7
You're on your own
Chorus:
Eb F/Eb
Think of your children
Eb F/Eb
Think of your children
Eb F/Eb
Look to your children
D7 Gm Gm/F
They're only children
Eb F Gdim7
Are they welcome to the world?
Outro:
Fm
Song History
Published: September 5, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025