2008-12-02 - Robber Barons' Lament
we saved the file
to reconcile
archived
derived
the second mile
but we forgot to {format disk}
left everything we built at risk
[shut down]
/reboot
to find
no suit
-able
program
all null
no ram
no profit from the store
so often we'd ignore
the warning signs
the shorter lines
high tax
half facts
and past due fines
and all the while the competition
sold a different kind of vision
less expensive
outsourced neighbor
failed to mention
cheaper labor
18 hours per day
nothing more to say
three times cheaper pay
bottomline: let's pray
Almighty Dollar
hear us holler
come and reconcile our squalor
we don't stand a chance in hell
we don't even dance too well
we will do what you say do
just to get some more of you
flood the market
fill our pocket
till you park it
where we stock it
what have we to lose?
life is ours to choose?
make your choice and make it quick
raise your voice and make it stick
in the ears of all who hear
for the years you failed to fear
consequences now draw near
role reversal comes in clear
now the tables have been turned
all the ones that you have burned
laughed at meager wages earned
lavished yourself while they yearned
Now who's down upon their luck
Get used to it you wicked schmuck
sing it out with all you cluck
"Hey mister, can you spare a buck?"
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