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Thread #141576   Message #3726150
Posted By: Joe Offer
25-Jul-15 - 09:58 PM
Thread Name: Songs about corporate greed
Subject: ADD: No Banker Left Behind (Ry Cooder)
Ry Cooder's "No Banker Left Behind" is another good one:

NO BANKER LEFT BEHIND
(Ry Cooder)

My telephone rang one evening, my buddy called for me
Said the bankers are all leaving, you better come round & see
It's a startling revelation, they robbed the nation blind
They're all down at the station, no banker left behind!
No banker, No banker, No banker could I find
They were all down at the station, no banker left behind!

Well the bankers called a meetin', to the White House they went one day
They was going to call on the pres-i-dent in a quiet & a sociable way
And the afternoon was sunny & the weather it was fine
They counted all our money & no banker was left behind
No banker, No banker, No banker could I find
They were all down at the White House, no banker was left behind

Well I hear the whistle blowing, it plays a happy tune
The conductor's calling "All aboard!" we'll be leaving soon
With champagne & shrimp cocktails & that's not all you'll find
There's a billion dollar bonus & no banker left behind
No banker, No banker, No banker could I find
When the train pulled out next morning, no banker was left behind (2x)
——w & m: Ry Cooder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXHckAFMzaw