Version imprimableFebruary 8, 2011
Welcome y’all to our Fatherland!
– We proudly call it the Free-Land.
– Where most things are handed down free,
– And only luxuries may cost a small fee.
More fantasized Utopian dreams,
– Marx trio shouted proletariat screams;
– Mao, many others around the world
– Marvelous ideas for liberation hurled.
– Come to our Free-Land, Come here, Thee!
– Witness the revolution no one could see!
– Civic bodies hand out free uniforms,
– Free this, free that in many more forms.
A former chief, “Revolutionary Leader”
– Even gave us all free tooth powder.
– They give free geometry boxes and stationery,
– Free sanitary napkins to girls and dictionary.
They give free bus passes and brand new bike,
– So pupils have choices: sell ‘em and hike.
– Free rice, free spice; women sing ‘what a loot!’
– Fathers booze all day and don’t even give a hoot.
Kamaraj gave free mid-day meal,
– So he could pangs of hunger heal.
– And lure the poor kids to read and write
– So their lives can be set quite right.
Now they give free eggs and free fruits,
– Free dhoti, saree and free packet foods,
– Free TV, stove and gas, and even SIMs
– And loot ‘em in the name of free schemes.
Welcome y’all to our Fatherland!
– We proudly call it the Free-Land.
– Where life is free, full of glee
– A few things are charged a fee.
For birth certificate, cough up 2K;
– For a conductor job, hand ‘em 200K;
– Bridegroom for a girl cost 20,000K;
– Everything else is free, OKAY?
Our land is given away to the MNCs,
– Our sea vandalized by army Sinhalese.
– Tamil men drown themselves in alcohol
– And our womenfolk lost in the overhaul.
Our youth, our children and our future
– Rely on political freebies for nurture.
– They’d rather hand a fish and keep a hold
– Lest our people stand up and be bold.
Welcome y’all to our Fatherland!
– We proudly call it the Free-Land.
[1] “Free geometry boxes, stationery for students,” The Hindu, January 8, 2011
