Dwayne’s Song (Some of My Best Friends Are Aboriginal)


My friends from Taiwan/ bitch behind my back when I’m gone
My friends who are Greek/ spit on me whenever they speak
And those Italians or friends from Tibet/ They’re so damn insensitive it makes me upset
But there’s one race of people I love best of all
Some of my best friends are aboriginal

We hang out in bars/ they all drive convertible cars
They drink expensive champagne/ they have luxury beach condos in Spain
They all have mansions and huge indoor pools/ and they send their children off to posh private schools
But they still have their culture, yes they’re standing tall/ these are my friends who are aboriginal

One works in New York/ Another Tokyo
They’re so busy strengthening their portfolios
One of them’s the CEO of an oil company/
I’m so lucky to have friends like these

My white friends make a fuss/ they wish they were indigenous
They’re jealous of their delicate hands/ perfect teeth and permanent tans
They wish they were athletic, they wish they were smart/ they wish that they had great taste in contemporary art
They wish their spiritual lives weren’t so small/ not like my friends who are aboriginal

We go to the Opera, contemporary dance/ we spend our holidays in regional France
We’re so busy having a hell of a time/ I’m so grateful that these friends are mine

I have black friends/ so I can say whatever I like about them
Sure, they’re people I hate/ but it’s justified because they’re my mates
So if I say they’re lazy, or useless, or worse/ or you have to watch them cos they’ll steal your wife’s purse
No one could say that I’m racist at all/ cos some of my best friends are abo…
One of my best friends is ab…
None of my best friends are aboriginal.