By Khaled Diab
In a classic political duet, General Sisi sings ‘If we go away', while the Egyptian people respond with ‘If you stay'.
Saturday 13 July 2013
‘If we go away', by General Sisi
If we go away, on this Arab Spring day
Then we'll take all your sunshine away
Yes, if you stray, we'll make you pay
Like no people have paid, or will pay again
But if we stay, we'll make you a day
Like no day has been or will be again
If we go away, don't make us go away, we will stay
‘If you stay', by the Egyptian people
But if you stay, on this Arab Spring day
You'll turn it to winter, all miserable and grey
But if you go, we'll make our own way
Like free people have, and will do again
We'll bask in the sun, and endure the rain
We'll forge our own fate, with our own hands
Don't leave it too late, before you understand
The army and people are not a ‘single hand'
If you stay, we'll tell you, go away, go away, go away
