Check out all of my Kipling songs at https://suno.com/playlist/e7734351-134d-4907-a64d-b7843d34d399 . This is a poem by Rudyard Kipling (c. 1920). It's not politically correct by modern standards, and probably wasn't PC 100 years ago. But it's still relevant. === Basic Lyrics === Father and Mother, and Me, Sister and Auntie say All the people like us are "we", And every one else is "they". And they live over the sea, While we live over the way, But ("would you believe it?") they look upon "we" As only a sort of "they"! We eat pork and beef With cow-horn-handled knives. They who gobble their rice off a leaf, Are horrified out of their lives; While they who live up a tree, And feast on grubs and clay, ("Isn't it scandalous?") look upon "we" As a simply disgusting "they"! We shoot birds with a gun. They stick lions with spears. Their full-dress is un-. We dress up to our ears. They like their friends for tea. We like our friends to stay; And after all that they look upon "we" As an utterly ignorant "they"! We eat kitcheny food. We have doors that latch. They drink milk or blood, Under an open thatch. We have Doctors to fee. They have Wizards to pay. And ("impudent heathen!") they look upon "we" As a quite impossible "they"! All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people like us are "we" And everyone else is "they": But if you cross over the sea, Instead of over the way, You may end by ("think of it!") looking on "we" As only a sort of "they"! === Full (prompted) lyrics === [Title: We and They] [Author: Rudyard Kipling] [Styles: children's song, cabaret] [Tempo: 100 BPM, fast and bouncy] [Engineering: clean master, Dolby Atmos] [Vocal style: lighthearted, boyish] [Instrumentation: marimba, synths] [Influences: Tom Lehrer, Tom Paxton, Limeliters] [Suno style tags: children, pop, sarcastic, teaching, cabaret] [Verse 1] Father and Mother, and Me, Sister and Auntie say All the people like us are "we", And every one else is "they". And they live over the sea, While we live over the way, But ("would you believe it?") they look upon "we" As only a sort of "they"! [Bridge 1] We eat pork and beef With cow-horn-handled knives. They who gobble their rice off a leaf, Are horrified out of their lives; While they who live up a tree, And feast on grubs and clay, ("Isn't it scandalous?") look upon "we" As a simply disgusting "they"! [Verse 2] We shoot birds with a gun. They stick lions with spears. Their full-dress is un-. We dress up to our ears. They like their friends for tea. We like our friends to stay; And after all that they look upon "we" As an utterly ignorant "they"! [Bridge 2] We eat kitcheny food. We have doors that latch. They drink milk or blood, Under an open thatch. We have Doctors to fee. They have Wizards to pay. And ("impudent heathen!") they look upon "we" As a quite impossible "they"! [Verse 3] All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people like us are "we" And everyone else is "they": But if you cross over the sea, Instead of over the way, You may end by ("think of it!") looking on "we" As only a sort of "they"! [END] [END]
