Stand up ! – DH Lawrence

Stand up, but not for Jesus!
It’s a little late for that.
Stand up for justice and a jolly life.
I’ll hold your hat.

Stand up, stand up for justice,
ye swindled little blokes!
Stand up and do some punching,
give ’em a few hard pokes.

Stand up for jolly justice
you haven’t got much to lose:
a job you don’t like and a scanty chance
for a dreary little booze.

Stand up for something different,
and have a little fun
fighting for something worth fighting for
before you’ve done.

Stand up for a new arrangement
for a chance of life all round
for freedom, and the fun of living
bust in, and hold the ground!