I wish Woody Guthrie was here

from Seven Careless Angels. (2013) by Dan Sullivan

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© Dan Sullivan 2011

A short time ago
And not far away
In the gambling houses
Where the bankers do play
A gazillion got stolen
But the cops never came
Now who was that fool
Who said crime doesn’t pay

And I wish Woody Guthrie was here
He’d tell off the bankers
In a voice loud and clear
He’d give ‘em all hell
From now to next year
And I wish Woody Guthrie was here

Barnum was right
It’s all how you spin it
In the world there’s a sucker
Born every minute
In Lower Manhattan
Where the Great Temple stands
The Bears and the Bulls
Are still fleecing the lambs

And I wish Woody Guthrie was here
He’d tell off the bankers
In a voice loud and clear
He’d give ‘em all hell
From now to next year
And I wish Woody Guthrie was here

They got fancy names
For the scams that they run
They own lawyers and judges
And all the politicians
They’ll keep you in debt
‘Cause that’s how they roll
And when you can’t pay the interest
They’ll put a lien on your soul

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from Seven Careless Angels. (2013), released April 1, 2013

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