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Third World Status, Here We Come

Tune: California Here I Come
Songwriter: Lee Stanfield
Gaggle: Tucson
Written: May 23, 2025
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The proof’s here in the USA that cap’talism’s not the way

to fairness… prosperity… justice for all.

The fact is… what’s happened has been great for only one small…

segment of the wealthiest.

They’re also the stealthiest

buying off ev’ry pol-iti-shun!

Third world status, here we come!

We’re re-livin’ the gilded ages when robber barons paid lousy wages.

Way back then… rich white men… were doin’ quite well.

But for them… to do so, it put ev‘-ry-one else through hell!

Cap’talism selects for

those who’re greedy to the core.

They get to the top because

they’re the ones who write the laws!

Most big CEOs don’t care if workers don’t get their fair share.

Studies show that… sociopaths… tend to be found

in positions… of power more than anywhere else around.

This is not the first time that

the rich and powerful fat cats

ex-ploit-ed their work-ers just so

they could keep ev-en more dough!

The only way to stop them is strike and boycott all BIG BIZ…

across our entire nation!

That’ll get their attention!!!