Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed Quiz

Answer: On a yacht

This song is directed at those held responsible for the financial crisis which started on 2008, bankers and politicians being the two main targets of this wrath. The full lyric runs "You're on your yacht, we're on our knees, through your arrogance, your ignorance and greed".

Answer: At sea

If I'd mentioned in the question it was a shanty it would have made it more obvious.
The notes in the lyrics booklet with this album note that this arrangement of the song was compiled from "half a dozen sources", and I am sure that there are more versions of the song.
There seem to be two distinct variants of this sea shanty. In one set the sailor sees his lover in his dream and then realises that she has died. The other version reverses it and the woman sees her lover, the sailor, in a dream and realises that he has drowned.

Answer: Survival

Survival equals modulation, a musical interpretation of Darwin's line about the species that adapt best are those that survive. The most general definition of modulation is "the process of changing from one form or condition into another." This could be equally applied to biology or musical theory.
However I don't see it as a valid mathematical equation.

Answer: Scallywag

In 2007 the ship MSC Napoli was beached after suffering severe storm damage. A large amount of cargo was washed up onto the shore, including motorbikes and car parts.
One noticeable occurrence was the number of people who just 'found' the goods from the ship and somehow accidentally failed to report their finds to the authorities. After four days the police closed the beach and the scavenging was reduced. Eventually those who had correctly declared their finds to the "Receiver of Wreck" were allowed to keep their ill-gotten gains.
The crowds of scavengers that descended on the beach to gain what they could from all over the country became quite a news story itself. The relevant part of the lyrics is the refrain: "Scratch Joe Public, what's underneath? A looter, and a pirate and a thief."

Answer: Wartime evacuation

All of these might have been possible but this is the story of a young lad in the country whose peaceful existence is disrupted by the inflow of children from the city. Lines such as "flirting with the city girls or fighting with its sons" are typical of the experiences of those involved at the time. The song is apparently inspired by the experiences of Steve Knightley's mother being evacuated from Southampton during World War 2.

Answer: Probity

A modern protest song, targeted at those whose actions resulted in the financial crisis of 2008. The relevant lyric here is "The toxic spring you tapped and sold. Poisoned every watering hole. Your probity you exchanged for gold." Other pointed lyrics include "So where's your thrift and your caution, your honest sound advice? You dealt yourself a winning hand and loaded every dice". Politicians, bankers and their bonuses, not to mention their seemingly bottomless expense accounts, are the targets. All of these finances being taken from the general public.

Answer: Rudyard Kipling ("The Smuggler's Song")

Although the song is more about looting than smuggling, the words of Kipling's do seem to fit the mood of the song.
"Five and twenty ponies, trotting through the dark
Brandy for the Parson, baccy for the Clerk.
Laces for a lady; letters for a spy,
Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by"

The original poem appears in the book "Puck of Pook's Hill".

Answer: Rain, Rain, Go Away

This song appears as a thirteenth track, not tacked on to one of the listed ones, but no mention of the song appears on the cover or in the lyrics booklet. It is based upon the children's rhyme of the same name but the invocation seems a forlorn hope.

As those from the English west country (where Show of Hands come from) will know, wet weather rolling in off the Atlantic is a common occurrence.

Answer: Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)

The song "Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)" was originally released on the album "Street Legal". On the surface it appears to be about local disputes on the Mexico-America area in what is now New Mexico based on the reference to Lincoln County Road. But others have analysed this as the song narrator being Jesus.

Answer: Best Original Song

The song was a winner; the best album award for 2010 went to Cara Dillon for "Hill of Thieves". In addition, Show of Hands won "best duo" in 2010 to go with their award of "Best Live Act" in 2004. The song was written as a protest against the financial crisis of the time but it still seems relevant ten years later. For another protest song of the financial crisis seek out "The Money Shuffle" by Richard Thompson.