I’m sorry my friends
That we have all been arguing
And now we’re nearly out of time
But this is an emergency
there’ll be no food for eating
and if we do not rise up now
this knife will be for fighting
*
I’m sorry my children
I didn’t want to frighten you
And this is no ghost story
This is an emergency
Our leaders have all failed us
And so we have to rise up now
And join the rebellion
*
And so we have to rise up now
And form the rebellion
These are the words sung by XRchoir. V.3
and so we have to rise up now
or this knife will be for fighting which doesn't scan
SGS sing
and if we do not rise up now
this knife will be for fighting
Also tenor in bar 4: the high A is replaced by low 4 E's.