It's a lovely day in Ballarat
I'm kicking back thinking of you
I hear that you've been poorly
I am sorry that you're feeling blue
I know what it's like when you feel a little shitty
You just wanna curl up and have a nitty-bitty doona day
But a lot of people here really miss you Georgie
They really think you oughta just get on a plane
Just get on a plane
We all just want you to come home Cardinal Pal
I know you're not feeling well And being crook ain't much fun
Even so we think you should come home Cardinal Pal
Come down from your citadel It's just the right thing to do
We have a right to know what you knew
Couldn't you see what was under your nose Georgie?
Back in 73 when you were living with Jerry Is
it true that you knew but you chose to ignore?
Or did you actively try to keep it buried?
And years later when survivors,
despite their shame and their fear
Stood up to tell their stories you spent year after year
Working hard to protect the church's assets
I mean with all due respect dude I think you're a scum
And I reckon you should come home
Cardinal Pal We know you're not feeling well Perhaps you just
need some sun It's lovely here you should come home You pompous
buffoon And I suggest do it soon I hear the tolling of a bell
And it has a pelion nell I wanna be transparent here Georgie I'm
not the greatest fan of your religion And I personally believe
Those who cover up abuse should go to prison
But your ethical hypocrisy Your intellectual
vacuity And your arrogance don't bother me as much
As the fact that you have turned out to be such a goddamn
coward You're a coward Georgie Come and face the music Georgie
Yowar to the victance Georgie Come and face the music Georgie
The music, the music Hallelujah,
hallelujah
If the Lord God omnipotent reigneth
He wouldn't take one look at you and say
Go home Cardinal Pal I've got a nice spot in hell
With your name on it And so I suggest you toughen up and go home
Cardinal Pal Well I'm sure they'll make you feel welcome
At the pub in Ballarat They just want a beer and a chat
Come home Cardinal Pal
I know you're scared Georgie-poo Come home
I'd like to know what you knew Your
time is running out to atone Georgie
I think the Lord is calling you home
Georgie Perhaps he could forgive even you
He may forgive even you If you just let them know what you knew
Oh Cardinal Pal My lawyer just rang me to tell me
This song could get me in legal trouble Oh well Cardinal Pal
If you don't feel compelled to come home By a sense of moral duty
Perhaps you will come home and fricken sue me