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CHORUS:
Son of a bitch, son of a bitch
I say son of a bum
A female cur can birth a Sir
But a bum begets a bum.

VERSE 1
The banker stands with his hand out
The banker rattles his cup
Uncle Sam goes and gets the keys
And the Treasury opens up.

CHORUS

The good man teaches his children
The shame it is to beg
There goes the banker and his well-fed kids
With the goose and the golden egg.

CHORUS

Lords of war in their corporate lairs
Where all the guns were made
Don’t give a piss for the doughboy now
Their bonus was already paid.

CHORUS

Britain and France owed millions
Congress forgave the debt
Try that one time at the five and dime
And see what you all get.

CHORUS

If you get drunk on moonshine
The cops are at your door
If your drink is fine champagne
The mayor himself will pour.

CHORUS


The rich man talks about taxes
The rich man he ought to know
He bought the folks on Capitol Hill
Just to keep his taxes low.

CHORUS

I could go on forever
Well maybe one more verse
The rich and the rest are in different worlds
And the rich one ain’t the worse.

CHORUS

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from New Ballads of the Bonus Army, released July 21, 2015

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Jerry Hughes is an independent musician working in folk, theater, and contemporary music.

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