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Nabi Saleh

from Always Fancy The Day by Bud Petal

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’Twas in the village of Nabi Saleh
Just north of Ramallah
Mustafa on his deathbed lay
His muscles gone to suet

He sent his father to the town
To the place where she was toiling
Saying “You must come to your cousin, dear,
If your name be Ahed Tamimi”

Earning her bread by the sweat of her brow
Her voice fell dead at her feet
She stole away, a-wincing in haste
“Oh, lord, be kind to Mustafa”

He turned his face onto the wall
Where the Green Line snakes its thieving
“Goodbye, goodbye, to my friends all,
Viva la Palestina”

She went outside into the town
Which the boots of soldiers defile daily
She faced one down with nerves of steel
One of many who grasp the nettle

When she drew near there was more than one
Ahed demanded their leaving
A scuffle broke, a soldier slapped
Next morning she woke in a gaol cell

“Mother, oh, mother, if they dig my grave,
Make sure it’s both long and narrow
Mustafa died only yesterday
And I may die tomorrow

“But mother, oh, mother, we don’t suffer alone,
But we suffer just the same
Until we win, when the occupation is gone,
Viva la Palestina.”

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from Always Fancy The Day, released January 27, 2023

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Bud Petal’s music has been described as “cerebral art-folk”, “a true outsider, a freak-folk wunderkind”.

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