You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

'Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

Peace and goodwill to all. It's that time of year. And after the heaviness of my last Democratic Socialism is Capitalism post, something in keeping with the festive season is in order.

This is a tribute I wrote to a work colleague who pretended to be oh so progressive, yet turned into a vicious sell-out over a particular issue, and who then thought she'd be rewarded for siding with the boss with a promotion. I was still waiting to hear whether she got the promotion when I wrote this (she didn't!).

So this is goodwill to all who fight self and serve the people, and the plague of contempt and derision on those who put self first:

YOU AINT GOIN' NOWHERE

Congratulations are in order, or so they say
You've come so far but baby that's OK
Cos you, you ain't goin' nowhere

You think you're the sun movin' across the sky
It's all an illusion, but you don't know why
Cos you, you ain't goin' nowhere

With your nose in the air and your mouth like an arse
You've convinced yourself that you're really high class
But you, you ain't goin' nowhere

Chorus:
You're a fake and a phoney and a danger too
Mirror, mirror on the wall'll soon be telling you
That you, you ain't goin' nowhere

You stand out like a silo in a country town
Everyone can see you for miles around,
But you, you ain't goin' nowhere

Well you beat your dog and you kick your cat
Yet you prance around inside your RSPCA hat
And you, you ain't goin' nowhere

Write a poison letter that you won't even sign
Disguise your handwriting but I ain't blind
I see that you, you ain't goin' nowhere

Chorus:
You're a fake and a phoney and a danger too
Mirror, mirror on the wall is even telling you
That you, you ain't goin' nowhere

Talk of mutton dressed as lamb – it certainly shows
With the clothes that you wear and the ring in your nose
Tattoo on your arm and the bells on your toes
That you, you ain't goin' nowhere

Well you big-note yourself and you put on airs
What you don't know is that nobody cares
Cos you, you ain't goin' nowhere

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Congratu(G)lations are in order or (C) so they (G) say
You've(C) come so far but baby (F) that's O (C) K
Cos (G) you, you ain't goin' no (D) where

You're a (C) fake and a phoney and a (F) danger (C) too
Mirror, (G) mirror on the wall'll soon be (C) telling (G) you
That (D) you, you ain't goin' no (G) where