Let’s Clap Our Hands

Let’s Clap Our Hands

Let’s clap our hands
Let’s raise the roof
Because here’s a simple
Undeniable truth:
We would be in a much worse mess
If it wasn’ t for the NHS.

They step into places
We won’ t go,
They wipe the tears
When they start to flow.
They mend, they smile,
They hold, they sew.
They shout ‘Push!’
And then they pull
You back into life’s
Dramatic flow.

Let’s give them more,
Let’s raise their pay
Because this is a simple
Thing to say:
We would be in a much worse mess
If it wasn’ t for the NHS.

Ian McMillan