Chorus, some dressed in business suits (men & women)
Solos - each take a line

A busy morning in this beautiful land
Out to my office with my briefcase in hand
Make this place a heaven on earth

Chorus tutti

Beautiful land, beautiful land, beautiful land of my birth.

Chorus, some dressed as students and children in school uniform

Solos - each take a line
Exams tomorrow in this beautiful land
Out to my college with my books in my hand
Understand what knowledge is worth

Chorus tutti

Beautiful land, beautiful land, beautiful land of my birth

                                                 
 
  Chorus Businesspeople
  So many jobless that we dare not be late

  Chorus Students
  No future here so we will all emigrate
 

  Solo Beggar

                                                 Reduced to begging in this beautiful land
                                                 Slumped on the pavement with my cup in my hand
                                                 Used to be a person of worth
Chorus
Beautiful land, beautiful land

Solo Beggar (Cries out)      What has become of you?

Solo Policeman
I’m so important in this beautiful land
 
Solo (Shouts)                      The president likes him!

Solo Policeman
They know who’s boss when there’s a gun in my hand
Law?  What law?  Get down on the earth!

Chorus
Beautiful land, beautiful land, beautiful land of my birth

Beggar
Have to move on or he’ll be stealing my cup!

Policeman
They’d better watch out ‘cause I never give up!
 

Chorus stride off-stage. Thin tabs open to reveal Herald in Whitestock’s garden

Herald
Up with the sunrise in this beautiful land
Out in my garden with my spade in my hand
Need to feel my feet in the earth
Beautiful land of my birth.

Break off at mid-day in the shade of a tree.
A sweet potato and a beaker of tea.
Gentle breeze fans over the earth
Beautiful land of my birth.