Short Memory Lyrics - Midnight Oil

Conquistador of Mexico, the Zulu and the Navaho 

The Belgians in the Congo short memory 

Plantation in Virginia, the Raj in British India 

The deadline in South Africa short memory 

The story of El Salvador, the silence of Hiroshima 

Destruction of Cambodia short memory 

Short memory, must have a, short memory 

The sight of hotels by the Nile, the designated Hilton style 

With running water specially bought short memory 

A smallish man Afghanistan, a watch dog in a nervous land 

They're only there to lend a hand short memory 

Wake up in sweat at dead of night 

And in the tents new rifles hey short memory 

If you read the history books you'll see the same things happen again and again 

Repeat repeat short memory they've all got it 

When are we going to play it again 

Got a short, got a short, got a short, got a short 

They've got a short must have a short they've got a short aah 

Short memory, they've got a.