Jim From Greece

Jim from Greece is a clever fellow though he doesn't have a literary degree He has learned from life and living few if any smart as he He doesn't believe all he reads in the newspapers in the media propaganda rife The book he has learned from is more truthful since he has learned from the book of life. Jim from Greece is a fine dancer with the best he can hold the floor On friday evening at the Greek club he dances for three hours or more Familiar tunes from his Homecountry take him to his Village by the sea Of that thing known as nostalgia Jim from Greece is not yet free. Jim from Greece doesn't follow leaders he's very much his own man He says to divide and conquer is a political plan It was hatched by politicians to instil in the masses fear From the mouths of politicians believe only half you hear. Jim from Greece is in his fifties though in his dark hair little gray One can't say about that fellow that he has known a better day He is full of the joys of living many years left in him yet And the knowledge of experience he's not likely to forget. Jim from Greece I don't meet often though I've learned a lot from him It's not a wasted conversation a half an hour talking to Jim He's not one who believes in bureaucracy and he is a socialist true and true And he doesn't say that politicians are of the enlightened few.