All Our Rights


We have a right to dress in briefs
When we have lost ten straight battles 
We have a right to dress in briefs
When we are battalion chief 

We have a right to wear doublets
When the sky turns a hue of mauve 
We have a right to wear doublets 
When on horizon the day sets 

We have a right to dress in clogs
When in the country cows campaign 
We have a right to dress in clogs
When the snails have all gone agog 

We have a right to wear wet suits 
When we are courting a Siren 
We have a right to wear wet suits
When too tender become our hearts 

We have a right to heft rifles 
When our souls are a bit too fat
We have a right to heft rifles
When we tend-to every mouthful 

We have a right to wear our shrouds 
When the earth ends with night's thunder 
We have a right to wear our shrouds
When we must go back in the ground