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At Christmas 1999 (our first year) the Shiny Bum Singers had a
number of invites to perform at Christmas gigs. I wrote a number
of songs to Christmas tunes, but when we were rehearsing, I
realised that none of them talked about what Christmas was like in
the public service. Silent Office was written to fill that gap.
Silent day, working day,
But we’re out, all at play
Round a spitting barbeque,
Upraised cans of amber brew,
Drink to earthly bliss,
Drink to earthly bliss.
Silent day, working day,
E-mail beeps in empty bay,
Urgent call that came too late,
Piles of paper just have to wait,
We’ll be back one day,
We’ll be back one day.
Copyright © D.W. Walker, 1999