Singer:
This one’s called “the pirates of Somalia’
SFX: Crowd Cheering.

The Somali pirates have
perfected the knack
Of hijacking ships
With armed attacks.

Their piracy is now
a global curse
It threatens lives,
trade and commerce.

Seven billion
is the annual cost
countermeasures, ransoms
delays and loss.

The problem is as large
as the Indian ocean.
And no one as yet
has a lasting solution

Ultimately,
to turn the tide
we must offer the pirates
a new way of life.

But who wants to sort out
Somalia?
Its warlords with links to
Al-Qaeda?

Meanwhile, the pirates
get rich off this racket.
The marine insurers
they too, make a packet.

The ship-owners grumble
But pass on the bill
Their customers suffer,
The sailors get killed.

Does the violence
have to worsen
before the world
will sit up and listen?

SFX: Crowd going wild with whistles, hoots, cheers and applause.

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