I once was a greenie but that's in the past
As an ALP pollie I've made it at last
Once I bellowed and blustered in front of the Oils
Now I sit on the front bench — my eye on the spoils
CHORUS
I once was a greenie but that's in the past
As an ALP pollie I've made it at last
I served with Kim Beazley but he proved a dud
No my future hopes lie with Lord Fauntelroy Rudd
At political backflips I'm now quite a dab
I'm a party line hack but don't call me a scab
CHORUS
I fronted the Oils and made teenagers swoon
Although being tone deaf I could not sing in tune
I polluted the air — being raucous and loud
But I now sing a much different song to the crowd
CHORUS
Now nuclear power I used to oppose
And American I wanted to close
But I've changed my tune and I'm no longer green
And my conscience belongs to the party machine
CHORUS
Nuclear power may not be as bad
As I thought just a short while ago
American bases in WA?
Uncle Sam really needs 'em you know
In my callow youth I was rather naive
In more ways than one I was green
But now I've matured and my loyalty lies
With the ALP party machine.