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43 We hurried back to the national capital But also, it was too late For I lost my son on the way For no reason other than Bribery Corruption Bad governance Bureaucracy Red tape And medieval period methods. When then shall we learn? When shall we change? The unaccepted prophet He said it all He said it at the General Assembly He warned them that Unless everyone paid up The saved corn would not go round For the second year running Harvest was poor Not enough grain Not enough rain But who listened to him? Today was the day of reckoning The day victims of Famine, drought, disease and corruption Came out each to fetch his share But it was a wasted journey The barns were empty The rodents only partly to blame They didn’t heed him then Now they had to pay the price And a heavy one it was too! ...

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