"Ritalin Johnnie" genre: Folk
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	About the drugging of large swathes of children, for no better reason than that they're 'difficult'. Whatever happened to childcare and education?
	CD: I Protest   Label: Manatee Press Credits: All - Charlotte Peters Rock
	Story Behind the Song I was taken to a school in Germany, which exists solely to get children - of all ages - off Ritalin. I have run poetry workshops in England where little children come off the drug at 2.30 in the afternoon - and then become boistrous. Is drugging our little ones the only way to deal with their rowdy behaviour? Lyrics Ritalin Johnnie chorus He was a bright lad little Johnnie And he ran around the room His head was always full of ideas He was a bright lad little Johnnie And he ran around the room Now Johnnie doesn't run any more Johnnie used to play his games alone He counted toes and gurgled at the moon He bounced around his dinner And he set the world alight He woke up every morning far too soon ch Johnnie used to run to feed the ducks He ran into the water and he stood He dribbled water all around And made the puddles splash Our Johnnie wasn't good at being good ch Johnnie didn't learn to share his toys His trucks were rammed into the cupboard door He always got excited When the postman came to call Now Johnnie doesn't see him any more ch Johnnie's doctor drugged him into calm And no one else would dare to say him nay Professionals know what they do And teachers don't complain When Johnnie's life is swept out of the way ch Its time to learn to cope with children's need For life and dreams and flying in their head They're singular and need to grow In every way they can Without their 'self' they might as well be dead He was a bright lad little Johnnie And he ran around the room His head was always full of ideas He was a bright lad little Johnnie And he ran around the room Now Johnnie doesn't run any more

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