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When Socrates in Ancient Greece Lyrics by Brendan Behan

Brendan Behan Sings Irish Folksongs and Ballads

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[Intro]
This little song, I never hoped to get past the Lord Chamberlain in London, but how and ever I succeeded.
[Verse 1]
When Socrates in ancient Greece sat in his Turkish bath
He scrubbed himself and rubbed himself and steamed both fore and aft
He sang the song the sirens sang, with Swinburne and Shakespeare
"We're here because we're queer, because we're queer because we're here"
[Verse 2]
The highest people in the land, they're for or they're against
It's all the same thing at the end, a piece of sentiment
From Swedes so tall, to Arabs small, they answer with a leer
"We're here because we're queer, because we're here because we're queer-er, here-er, queer"—whatever it is
[Outro]
So that, my friend, is that
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Brendan Behan

Brendan Behan

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