And Why The Poor Grow Poorer

it is the so called Season of carols by candlelight And carol singers in the park are singing silent night And other hymns for Christmas and songs of peace and joy And why the poor grow poorer i really wonder why? . And why the poor grow poorer i do not understand This is 'The Lucky Country' the so called prosperous Land Yet Helen in her seventies for her meal on Christmas Day Will call into MacDonalds for five dollar take away. From pension day to pension day she struggle to pay rent This frail and ageing woman in need of every cent Some may say the 'Lucky Country' for some lucky maybe And too few give recognition to the hidden poverty Joe is having a Christmas party in his big house on Blackwood Height And you won't find any poor there only his wealthy mates he did invite His dogs better fed and treated than many people are And the social gap keeps widening when it had already stretched too far. It's coming up to Christmas just a few days to Christmas Day And the carol singers singing in the park across the way Still the gap between the rich and poor as ever seem to grow And why the poor get poorer is something I'd like to know? .