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Nancy White
is a brilliant comic and topical songwriter. Her body of
work, of nearly thirty years, represents a socio-political
history of Canada in humorous song. The Encyclopedia of
Music in Canada describes White as "a lyricist of trenchant
wit." She has won 3 ACTRA awards for humour.
On Saturday,
May 29th she performed this original song written for the
Inquiry:
WHOSE HAND?
Nancy White. Multinan. SOCAN. April 2004
- Whose hand
was on the hand?
- Who turned
a blinkered eye?
- Whose pin
unlocked the code?
- Who elected
not to fly?
- Who had a
kind of inkling?
- Whose warning
was in vain?
- Who knew what
and when
- Who stood
to gain?
- Who never
got the message?
- Who didn't
comprehend?
- Who flew out
of the country?
- Who was a
family friend?
- Who walked
with a dark agenda
- In power's
corridor?
- Who sought
a grand excuse?
- Who itched
to go to war?
- I don't
know, do you?
- I can't
say, can you?
- I'd just
like some answers,
- Which rumours
might be true?
- I'm a bit
of a curious girl.
- Who wouldn't
share the info?
- How did such
a big fish get missed?
- Who wouldn't
put Saudi charities
- On the Washington
terrorist list?
- All those
Arabs hanging at the flight schools,
- Who never
thought it odd?
- Who cried
when the big crash came,
- "How
great is God!". How great is God!
- I don't
know, do you?
- I can't
say, can you?
- I'd just
like to get some answers,
- It would
be good to get some answers,
- I'd like
to get some answers --
- Whose hand
was on the hand? Who turned a blinkered eye?
- Whose pin
unlocked the code? Who elected not to fly?
- Who had a
kind of inkling? Whose warning was in vain?
- Who knew what
and when? Who stood to gain?
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