Actually, I'm pretty partial to............

I'M CHANGING MY NAME TO CHRYSLER
(Tom Paxton)

Oh the price of gas is rising out of sight,
And the dollar is in sorry shape tonight
What the dollar used to get us, now won't buy a head of lettuce
No the economic forecast isn't bright
But amidst the clouds I spot a shining ray,
I can even glimpse a new and better way
And I've devised a plan of action, worked it out to the last fraction
And I'm going into action here today

cho: I am changing my name to Chrysler, I am going down to Washington DC
I will tell some power broker what they did for Iacocca
Would be certainly acceptable to me
I am changing my name to Chrysler, I am headed for that great
receiving line
And when they hand a million grand out I'll be standing with my hand
out
Oh yes I'll get mine

When my creditors are screaming for their dough,
I'll me proud to tell them all where they can go
They won't have to scream and holler, they'll be paid to the last dollar
Where the endless streams of money seem to flow
I'll be glad to tell them all what they can do,
It's a matter of a simple form or two
It's not just renumeration, it's a liberal education,
Aren't you kind of glad that I'm in debt to you
cho:

Since the first amphibians crawled out of the slime
We've been struggling in unrelenting grime
We were hardly up and walking, when money started talking,
And it's sad that failure is an awful crime
Well it's been that way for a millenium or two
But now it seems there's a different point of view
If you're a corporate titanic, and your failure is gigantic,
Down in Congress there's a safety net for you
cho:

...................OR MAYBE........................

I THOUGHT YOU WERE AN ARAB
(Tom Paxton)

I thought you just got off of the plane
Desert sand still in your shoes
The sand was probably Virginia Beach
And you were from Newport News

I thought you were an Arab
Saw the desert in your eyes
I thought of asking for a job in Abu Dabi
'Til you sprang that big surprise.

You handed me the money
Just like an Arab does
So I thought you were an Arab
And all the time you were the fuzz.

I thought you were an Arab
Desert Caliph or a sheik
I thought I'd be your friend in Congress
You'd be grateful, what a terrible mistake.

You handed me the money
And that was all I saw
So I thought you were an Arab
And all the time you were the law.

Abdul was kinda obvious
Now that I kinda think it through
The way you spoke American without an accent
Sure reflected well on you.

When you handed me the briefcase full of cash
I accepted with a wink.
You can catch it on the evening news you rat
Now I'm headed for the clink.

I thought you were an Arab
When you were really apple pie
You had a little shopping list of Congressman
And prominent upon the list was I.

I smiled for the camera
I couldn't see it from my seat
So I thought you were an Arab
And all the time you were the heat.

You were Lawrence of the FBI
You really played it to the hilt
There'll be no mercy back in Jersey
When you tell 'em how the fatal milk was spilt.

I thought you were Kings of the fabled East
All you really were was bums
I got caught with hand in the cookie jar
Now my hand is full of crumbs.

Spaw