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At Risk

  • Mary is at risk, the social workers say
    They've got an order from the court to take Mary away
    Take her from her home, make her a ward of state
    By the look in Mary's eyes they may be too late

    Mary is at risk, or so the jargon goes
    And just what that means only Mary really knows
    Her father's little princess, his pride and joy
    And since she was four years old, his favourite sexual toy

    What are we doing to our children
    What are we doing to ourselves
    Deaf and indifferent to the cries of our young
    Is that what we've become

    Tony is at risk, the social workers say
    They've got an order from the court to take Tony away
    'Cause he's got a broken arm and burn-marks on his thighs
    But the worst scars of all are his two empty eyes

    Tony is at risk, or so the jargon goes
    And just what that means only Tony really knows
    Beaten and abused since the day he first drew breath
    He's been taken into care before he's beaten to death

    What are we doing to our children
    What are we doing to ourselves
    From every seed that hate and fear sows
    A bitter harvest grows

    Children have no power, children have no voice
    Born without rights and conceived without choice
    Our love and protection is the most that they ask
    If we can't give them that, then the future's at risk

    What are we doing to our children
    What are we doing to ourselves
    A failing dream on a dying star
    Is that all we are

Susannes Folksong-Notizen

  • [1991:] I have a friend who is a social worker, and for the last ten years she's been dealing with children who have been sexually and physically abused by adults. She's reached the end of her road - she needs a holiday. (Intro Eric Bogle)

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