Up there, up there, up there on the platform   He is speaking to the people   The people are responding   With clapping and a cheering      But the meaning of the message   Not revealed to those assembled   They're taken for a ride   Taken in his stride      When the Generals talk   You better listen to him   When the Generals talk   You better do what he say      When the Generals talk   You better listen to him   When the Generals talk   You better do what he say      There's a rumour in the ranking   Someone's talking insurrection   General has a purge   He wants to win election      With the certain satisfaction   That the people are appeased   Long live the revolution   The General's very pleased      When the Generals talk   You better listen to him   When the Generals talk   You better do what he say      When the Generals talk   You better listen to him   When the Generals talk   You better do what he say      Sitting on the fence both ears to the ground   The fat cats still push the thin cats around   Sitting on the fence both ears to the ground   The fat cats still push the thin cats around   Sitting on the fence both ears to the ground   The fat cats still push the thin cats      Introducing the new, introducing the new   Introducing the new, introducing the new   Australians strivin' for privacy and philosophy   As long as you're gonna fit no one   Who satisfy the people who got the most money   You stay in the goverrnment      Well we don't like those kind of governments in Australia   Those governments that don't care about   Young Australians   Those governments that don't care about   Nuclear weapons   Those governments that don't care about   The resources and the environment   Those governments that don't care about   Anything else other than their exclusive cynical chase for power      When the Generals talk   You better listen to him   When the Generals talk   You better do what he say      When the Generals talk   You better listen to him   When the Generals talk   You better do what he say      When the Generals talk   You better listen to him   When the Generals talk   You better do what he say      When the Generals talk   When the Generals talk   When the Generals talk   You better listen to him