THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ARENA
 

Part One

(The National Party)
 

Nationalists! That's our name!
And many years ago
We achieved power and fame
Thru loving our country so.

But we've been at this game
For such a long time
That we've gone a bit lame
And trotted off the line.

Our leaders are meek and tame,
Our ideals have run amok,
And the old patriotic flame
Has vanished into smoke.

We follow crooked paths,
Directions are set by others;
We've lost the joy and laughs
Handed down by our mothers.

The ideas that we've got
No one seems to understand;
Nor do we, for our lot
Is no longer in our hand.

In this sea of confusion
What can the end result be?
If you're short of imagination
You must join the N.P.!!!
 
 

Part Two

(The Progressive Federal Party)
 

Progressive! That's what we are!
And very proud of it too,
For we see no colour bar
And enjoy sharing the loo.

The philosophy that we embrace
Is simple, and quite correct:
"There is no such thing as Race!"
On this we stand erect.

For the future we are planning
A scheme that will even pale
God's Creation, in the beginning,
For there'll be no female or male.

Perhaps ... even further ahead,
We'll bring in animals too,
And share our home and bed
With them ... and Yes, also the loo.

Our ideals are always right
And anyone with eyes can see
That with us the future's bright.
So, why not join the P.F.P.!?
 
 

Part Three

(The National Reform Party)
 

We're not sure what we want
So we listen to the others;
It may or may not count
To have everyone as brothers.

The debate on this is unclear
And after considering each side ...
We're not sure. So we fear
That we just can't decide.

Now! How to put this across?...
Friends!. You can be just as we,
And not count win or loss
If you join the N.R.P.
 
 

Part Four

[The South African Right-Wing(s)]
 

We are the hope of the future!
For the Whites we will fight,
To ensure a place secure
In this land of sunshine bright.

We hold our ideals dear,
We believe as our fathers' did,
Our message is loud and clear:
"The whites will be free indeed!"

Free to rule ourselves wisely,
Subject to no one but God.
Masters of our future entirely,
In the righteous path we trod.

As eagles the skies to soar
Unaided. To follow our call.
To hold our traditions and lore,
To stand, and never to fall.

All this we will surely do
And more, you wait and see,
If only we could get through
With this question of unity.

For like a deformed bird
On one side our three wings lie,
And we have never before heard
That such a bird could ever fly.

So, at election time, you must
Weigh the issues and vote for me!
Cast your vote and put your trust
In us of the H.N.P.!!!

No! No! In us of the A.W.B.!!!
Never! Trust us of the C.P.!!!
(Any more takes???)

HNP - Herstigter Nasionale Party
AWB - Afrikaanse Weerstand Bewegins
CP - Conservative Party

Empangeni, 1986/87.
 

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