Capitalist Blues

From the West Virginia mines to the Big Uneasy Motor City slums to the ports of Californy People everywhere are getting down in the mouth About an infestation in the big White House Got the capitalist blues Oh so bad Worst damn sickness that the country's ever had Ain't no use in having natural resources When they're all bought and sold by outside forces From the oil in the well to the coal in the mountain The worker's no account when the rich man's countin' Got the capitalist blues Oh so bad Worst damn sickness that the country's ever had Ashes to ashes and dust to dust There ain't a news show around that we can trust The terror alert manipulates our fearin' All in the name of war profiteerin' Got the capitalist blues Oh so bad Worst damn sickness that the country's ever had Hey mister billionaire president man Couldn't find 'em in Iraq so they must be in Iran Like Orwell said it's a war without end More good folks'll die to line the pockets of your friends Got the capitalist blues Oh so bad Worst damn sickness that the country's ever had Senators, congressmen, and bureaucrats too This land belongs to us as much as to you Tarred and feathered you'll hang your head in shame And find a new line of work once the country's been reclaimed Got the capitalist blues Oh so bad Worst damn sickness that the country's ever had