He Had His Chance To Save A Condemned Woman Poem by Francis Duggan

He had his chance to show mercy just a few short years ago
For to spare the life of a condemned woman who was waiting on death row
Yet he refused her a reprieve and mercy to her did not show
Don't tell me of George W Bush 'mate' of him I already know.

True enough she was a sinner and she deserved to die many might say
And that for a foul crime such as murder with your life you ought to pay
And George W Bush the then Governor of Texas with the many did agree
And when he had his chance to show mercy he sadly lacked in sympathy.

He could have saved her he chose not to he suffered from voter dread
And would not over rule the judge's decision 'may God have mercy on her soul' he said
Her friends begged of him to spare her he said no and shook his head
He appeased the hard line voters and left her to be judged by God instead.

He follows in his father's footsteps as President of the U.S.A.
And like his father did before him he goes to the church to pray,
George Bush senior too went to church after his war planes bombed Baghdad
And he swore Saddam was the bad bloke who is good and who is bad?

He had his chance for to save a condemned woman and he left the chance go by
He appeased the hard line voters and left that poor woman die
He said may God have mercy on her, his only words of sympathy
But God who was the last to judge her is far more merciful than he.