Harry MacFadyenThe Nursery Rhyme Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana

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A song about Gun and Knife Culture

I read a story about an eight year old boy shooting a ten year old girl because she had a Scottish accent and I wondered how far this has to go before we tackle the real problems behind misguided chuildren of today.

The Nursery Rhyme GONE THE DAYS OF CHILDRENS GAMES WHEN OUR STREETS WERE SAFE AND FREE GONE THE DAYS OF INNOCENCE I’M SURE YOU WILL AGREE KIDS DON’T PLAY AT HIDE AND SEEK OR CATCH ME IF YOU CAN THEY’D RATHER BEAT UP STRANGERS WITH A WEAPON IN THEIR HAND Chorus SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE A POCKET FULL OF RYE JACK AND JILL CAME DOWN THE HILL ON GRASS THAT MADE THEM HIGH NO-ONES MAKING ANY SENSE OF ANYTHING AT ALL WITH THEIR GUNS AND KNIVES AND BASEBALL BATS WE’RE HEADIN FOR A FALL ANOTHER LIFE IS TAKEN BEFORE OUR VERY EYES THE THUGS WITH KNIVES AND GUNS ARE HERE TO TERRORISE NO ASPIRATIONS OR RESPECT FROM THIS MODERN TRIBAL YOUTH NO FUTURE FOR THEM EITHER AND THAT’S THE HONEST TRUTH LIFE USED TO BE A NURSERY RHYME WHEN EVERYBODY KNEW WHEN RIGHT WAS RIGHT AND WRONG WAS WRONG BUT TODAY THAT’S JUST NOT TRUE THERE WAS A TIME WHEN EVERYONE GREW UP TO HAVE RESPECT NO MORE MY FRIEND NO MORE NO MORE I DON’T EXPECT x