Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate, and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders that earned him several stints in jail.
There’s Violence on the Television, and Letterbombs in the mail,
But things can’t be all that bad that Derryn Hinch went to jail.
Famine eats up Children, the Peace talks: they always fail,
But things can’t be all that bad ‘cos Derryn Hinch went to jail.
You might have double malaria, the doctors look at you, they go pale,
But things, they can’t be all that bad when Derryn Hinch goes to jail.
Christ, himself, on the cross, told the guy that banged in the nail,
Mate, things, they can’t be all that bad when Derryn Hinch goes to jail.
You know, I can take Ronald Reagan,
I can take Menachem Begin,
I can take Tetraplegia,
I can take total amnesia,
I can take black spiky hair,
I can take germ warfare,
I can take Chasers and Inflation,
I can take hyperventilation,
I can take total bowel dysfunction,
I can take nuclear destruction,
I can even take Mike Willesee (well, at a pinch),
But one thing I cannot take is …
There’s hip-hop stars like Eminem
With lyrics that are sick
He’s violent, crass and bigoted
Sounds like Stan Zemanek
You are hearing now, the first and best
Voice of the outraged male
But things can’t be all that bad
When TISM’s album fails
I do what Phillip Adams did
If things get beyond the pale
I’ll go on Radio National
And save the freaking whales
You think my ratings ain’t so good?
You should see their record sales
Things can’t be all that bad
When TISM’s album fails
The TV show it got the chop
The film script ain’t got made
The wine bizzo went belly up
I even worked in Adelaide
I thought I told you once before
The cheque is in the mail
But things can’t be all that bad
When TISM’s album fails
Now, I’m not a vindictive man
Ain’t got one vengeful pore
I could be damned to time in hell
Or with Stuart Littlemore
Steve Price could become dictator
While Australia Sieg Heils
But things wouldn’t be all that bad
If TISM’s album fails
There’s Violence on the Television, and Letterbombs in the mail, But things can’t be all that bad that Derryn Hinch went to jail.
Famine eats up Children, the Peace talks: they always fail, But things can’t be all that bad ‘cos Derryn Hinch went to jail.
You might have double malaria, the doctors look at you, they go pale, But things, they can’t be all that bad when Derryn Hinch goes to jail.
Christ, himself, on the cross, told the guy that banged in the nail, Mate, things, they can’t be all that bad when Derryn Hinch goes to jail.
You know, I can take Ronald Reagan, I can take Menachem Begin, I can take Tetraplegia, I can take total amnesia, I can take black spiky hair, I can take germ warfare, I can take Chasers and Inflation, I can take hyperventilation, I can take total bowel dysfunction, I can take nuclear destruction, I can even take Mike Willesee (well, at a pinch), But one thing I cannot take is …
There’s hip-hop stars like Eminem With lyrics that are sick He’s violent, crass and bigoted Sounds like Stan Zemanek You are hearing now, the first and best Voice of the outraged male But things can’t be all that bad When TISM’s album fails
I do what Phillip Adams did If things get beyond the pale I’ll go on Radio National And save the freaking whales You think my ratings ain’t so good? You should see their record sales Things can’t be all that bad When TISM’s album fails
The TV show it got the chop The film script ain’t got made The wine bizzo went belly up I even worked in Adelaide I thought I told you once before The cheque is in the mail But things can’t be all that bad When TISM’s album fails
Now, I’m not a vindictive man Ain’t got one vengeful pore I could be damned to time in hell Or with Stuart Littlemore Steve Price could become dictator While Australia Sieg Heils But things wouldn’t be all that bad If TISM’s album fails