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The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death Lyrics
They smiled so much and waved their flags
As she saluted to the military band
Most of the people failed to see
She had a broken bottle in the other hand
And she took them by surprise
When she took them by the throat
And said "My friend you're not allowed to vote"
But they shook it all off
With a nervous laugh and cough
"Next time," she said "I'll let those people choke"
The people who grinned themselves to death
Smiled so much they failed to take a breath
And even when their kids were starving
They all thought the queen was charming
She polished all upon the wall
And ran her hands right through her hair
So if the lady took the time to call
All the houses on the street would not compare
And she thought it really funny
That she hadn't any money
But those she looked up to, they had
But they shook it all off
With a nervous laugh and cough
And when they took her riches it was sad
The people who grinned themselves to death
Smiled so much they failed to take a breath
And even when their kids were starving
They all thought the queen was charming
As she saluted to the military band
Most of the people failed to see
She had a broken bottle in the other hand
And she took them by surprise
When she took them by the throat
And said "My friend you're not allowed to vote"
But they shook it all off
With a nervous laugh and cough
"Next time," she said "I'll let those people choke"
Smiled so much they failed to take a breath
And even when their kids were starving
They all thought the queen was charming
And ran her hands right through her hair
So if the lady took the time to call
All the houses on the street would not compare
That she hadn't any money
But those she looked up to, they had
But they shook it all off
With a nervous laugh and cough
And when they took her riches it was sad
Smiled so much they failed to take a breath
And even when their kids were starving
They all thought the queen was charming
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I think that this song is about people liking/getting along with somebody just because they have to and they dont have a real opinion on that particular person. they just "smile and wave their flags"
This song is about the Royal class and how they are resistant to change "My friend you're not allowed to vote"
The people who grinned themselves to death are people who worship the queen, they would put the queen ahead of their own children.
I think that It’s about how the working class worship royalty despite royalty/ the government not really having a care for the working class. Grinning themselves to death as they just went along with the neglecting and inequality without standing up for themselves or questioning it