Black Babies

Black Babies - Michael Marra
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The song is about the patronising 
practice of "sponsoring" children 
from poor countries (usually Africa)
by giving money to the catholic 
school/church which was supposed to 
go the countries in question and the
 donor
got a photo of the person who they 
would "name"....most of the money 
stayed within the churches and
precious little ever actually helped
 the people themselves.


[Verse]
N.C.
When you fill in the form, don't 
call me Margaret, please don't call 
me Ron
N.C.                                
             C
Call me Peaceful, call me Hope, call
 me Honeybun

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[Chorus]
C             Em              G 
Black babies,  calling to the 
               C              
first and second worlds, black 
       Em              G          
babies,  calling to the first and 
      C
second worlds

[Verse]
C                    Eb          
When you christen me don't call 
         G                      C
me Tracy,   please don't call me 
John
C                   Eb           
Call me Breeze that whispers in 
             G                   C
the treetops,   call me Sparkling 
Dawn

[Chorus]
C             Em              G 
Black babies,  calling to the 
               C              
first and second worlds, black 
       Em              G          
babies,  calling to the first and 
      C
second worlds

[Instrumental]
C    Eb    G    C        Eb   G    C

[Chorus]
C             Em              G 
Black babies,  calling to the 
               C              
first and second worlds, black 
       Em              G          
babies,  calling to the first and 
      C
second worlds

[Verse]
C                                 
Has your van broke down and will 
   Eb              G              
you mend the wheel,   great white 
       C
helping hand
C                              Eb
If the rain don't come and the 
             G               C
well runs dry,   we will under-stand

[Otro]
C             Em              G 
Black babies,  calling to the 
               C              
first and second worlds, black 
       Em              G          
babies,  calling to the first and 
      C
second worlds
C             Em              G 
Black babies,  calling to the 
               C              
first and second worlds, black 
       Em              G          
babies,  calling to the first and 
      C
second worlds
C             Em              G 
Black babies,  calling to the 
               C              
first and second worlds, black 
       Em              G          
babies,  calling to the first and 
      C
second worlds