Pecking Order Lyrics - Mdc

There seems to be a problem 

The people won't behave 

They seem to fear our power less 

Than what's beyond the grave 

The clergy won't preach 

All the doctrines we ask 

We'll have to round them up 

So we can take them to task 

We'll blame the guerrillas for what has been done 

Burnt church of Jesus, the death of a nun 

The church has preached resistance 

For what the poor hold dear 

Stronger than the army 

We sent to instill fear 

A US torturer, designed just for you 

Agony guaranteed, they know what to do 

CIA assassins are coming with guns 

The people will mourn for dead priests and nuns 

Kill with no mercy, men and women of the cloth 

Ineffective martyrs for the God they brought forth 

Is their retribution only time will tell 

Agents don't believe and the people live in hell 

We'll destroy their faith 

In their God and his son 

A plain wooden casket destined for a nun 

We will not compete 

With religious belief 

Burn the church, kill the priest 

Leaven them in grief 

Unlike their saviour they'll die with no cross 

Shown their mortality they'll know who is boss 

Destroy their faith in their God and his son 

Show what we will do 

For our power and money 

A blood spattered habit Amen 

The Death of a Nun