I Am Changing My Name To Wall Street
by Tom Paxton (some lines & title changed by Mitchel Cohen)
Oh, the price of gold is rising out of sight, And the dollar is in sorry shape tonight. What a dollar use to get us Now won't get a head of lettuce, No, the economic forecast isn't bright.
But amidst the clouds I spot a shining ray, The Federal Reserve has paved the way. I've devised a plan of action, Worked it down to the last fraction, And I'm going into action here today:
Chorus I'm changing my name to Wall Street, I am going down to Washington D.C. I'll tell friends of Bush and Barack's, "What you did for Goldman-Sachs Would be perfectly acceptable to me."
I am changing my name to Wall Street, I am leaving for that great receiving line. When they hand a billion grand out, I'll be standing with my hand out, Yes sir, I'll get mine.
When my creditors come screaming for their dough, I'll be proud to tell them all where they can go. They won't have to yell and holler, They'll be paid to the last dollar Where the endless streams of money seem to flow.
I'll be pocketing a trillion, I confess, Thanks to the U.S. government's largesse. Don't pay firemen or teachers, That's what socialism preaches, And we're a capitalistic nation, more or less.
Chorus I am changing my name to Wall Street, I am going down to Washington D.C. I'll tell friends of Bush and Barack's, "What you did for Goldman-Sachs Would be perfectly acceptable to me."
I am changing my name to Wall Street, I am leaving for that great receiving line. When they hand a billion grand out, I'll be standing with my hand out, Yes sir, I'll get mine.
Since the first amphibians crawled out of the slime, We've been struggling in an unrelenting climb. We were hardly up and walking Before money started talking, And Wall Street got away with any crime. (Hey, that's me!)
It's been that way since capital became An "ism" that has no sense of shame If you're a corporate Titanic And your failure is gigantic, Down in Congress there's a bailout with your name.
Chorus I am changing my name to Wall Street, I am going down to Washington D.C. I'll tell friends of Bush and Barack's, "What you did for Goldman-Sachs Would be perfectly acceptable to me."
I am changing my name to Wall Street, I am leaving for that great receiving line. When they hand a billion grand out, I'll be standing with my hand out, Yes sir, I'll get mine.
(Original -- Tom Paxton New words by Mitchel Cohen, Red Balloon Poetry Conspiracy)