Beasts of the Dives - Ahmed Shaheed Dr.

The Poem from Dr. Ahmad Shaheed (Special Rapporteur)

"Ahmed Shaheed Shall we then sing Beasts of England my way? :))

about an hour ago 

Beasts of the Dives, Oh! Beasts of the Islands,

Beasts of every island and clime,

Hearken well and spread my tidings

Of the golden future time (fat hopes)

Soon and late the day is coming,

Tyrant Man shall be overthrown,

And the fruitful fields of dives

Shall be trod by beasts of burden alone

Rings shall vanish to be placed by the mob,

Taxes on our back, exempted for the mob,

Bit and spur shall rust forever,

Cruel whips shall be cracked by only the mob

To make the Rich more we’ll tax the poor,

Feed the poor oats and say a fib,

Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzel

Shall be ours upon that day (not

Dreaded will be the fields of the Dives,

Mucky shall its waters be,

Bitterer yet shall blow its breezes

On the day we set the mob a free

Till that day we all will ploy,

Though we die before it breaks;

The beasts of burden like geese and turkeys,

All must toil, whilst we relish our freedom