by Ewan McColl with 2 verses added by Eileen Penman (Dec 2005)<\/p>\n
Born in the middle o\u2019 the afternoon
\nIn a horse-drawn wagon on the old A5
\nThe big twelve-wheeler shook my bed
\nYou can\u2019t stop here the policeman said<\/p>\n
Chorus:
\nYou\u2019d better get born in some place else
\nMove along, get along, Move along, get along
\nGo, Move, Shift<\/p>\n
Born at the tattie-liftin\u2019 time
\nIn an old bow tent near a tattie field
\nThe fairmer says the work\u2019s aa done
\nIt\u2019s time that you were movin\u2019 on
\nYou\u2019d better get born in some place else
\nMove along, get along etc.<\/p>\n
Born on a common near a building site
\nWhere the ground is rutted wi\u2019 trailers\u2019 wheels
\nThe local people say tae me
\nYou lower the price of property
\nYou\u2019d better get born in some place else
\nMove along, get along etc<\/p>\n
Born at the back of a blackthorn hedge
\nWi the white hoare frost lying all around
\nNo Eastern kings came bearing gifts
\nInstead the order came tae shift
\nYou\u2019d better get born in some place else
\nMove along, get along etc<\/p>\n
Wagon, tent or trailer born
\nLast week, last year or in far off days
\nBorn here or a thousand miles away
\nThere\u2019s always men nearby who\u2019ll say
\nYou\u2019d better get born in some place else
\nMove along, get along etc<\/p>\n
(next 2 verses added by EP)
\nBorn in a country full of war and fear
\nYou flee to Britain where you think it\u2019s safe
\nThe politicians say tae me
\nNot wanted here as a refugee
\nWe\u2019re sending you back to where you came from
\nMove along, get along, move along,
\nget along \u2013 Go, Move, Shift<\/p>\n
Living in Dungavel or in Yarlswood
\nChildren imprisoned in detention camps
\nThey come for you at the crack of dawn
\nAnd herd you onto a waiting plane
\nThe government says \u201cNo Asylum Here\u201d
\nMove along, get along, move along,
\nget along \u2013 Go, Move, Shift!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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