Several weeks had come and gone since Salty and the rest
left us with the promise
that they'd do their very best

to bring what's called their Mouse-pack back and talk with us again
enlightening and informing us
of how it's not in vain

for us to learn from history; avoiding the mistakes
we keep repeating o'er and o'er
and o'er for heaven-sakes!

ET came to visit me while I was deep in thought
I wondered where he'd come from
and who he may have brought?

I'm back, he said, from over there and here's your new guru
You'd know him best as Gandhi
so, Gandhi this is Lou

Pleased to meet you, Gandhi said, but where are all your friends?
I said, they're coming here for tea
they want to make amends

for being rude, especially Tom, he really is so sorry
Oh, that's OK, my ET said,
he doesn't have to worry

I understand and know that there are quacks and sharks and users
you're wise to suss out who is who
so you don't come out losers

Oh, here they are, it's Dick and Tom with Harry, Gert and Sue,
let's sit down now with cup of tea,
said ET, Thank you Lou.

Gandhi sat down with our group and took a sip of tea,
he spoke to us in quiet tones
but with authority

At Durban, in South Africa, I came to practise law
but found my race was kept in check,
inferior and poor.

Attacked and badly beaten, I quickly came to see
retaliation could not work
Non-violence was the key!

For guns are mostly held by those whose life is ruled by fear
The timid need the numbers
while cowards boast and jeer

Noble though the Cause may be or upheld by the law
No good comes from violence
bad things come from war

The battlefield holds horrors that the soldiers cannot tell
to others who have never heard
the sound of their death knell

Evil and injustice and lies that are purported
have no existence of their own
unless they are supported

by people who don't realise and hardly comprehend
that harmony can only come
when hatred's at an end.

The valiant in Spirit do not suffer from vexation
by practising ahisma
and non-co-operation

Civil disobedience or standing side by side
is the right of everyone
whose conscience is their guide.

Excuse me Sir, said Harry, we'd surely land in jail
our pollies are so nervous
a protest makes them quail

they want new legislation, detaining without trial,
so anyone who dares speak out
will end up on their file

No worries mate, said Salty, Gandhi here will tell ya
a Force exists that you can use
it's called Satyagraha

Thank you Salty, yes you're right, no need to be a hero
the meaning of Satyagraha is..
'reduce yourself to Zero'

You will know what Zero means when every step you take
gives the right for Everyone
their destiny to make