ROTTEN TO THE CORE   © Martin Cubby and Mithra Cox 2009


Audio

    The banks are made of marble
    With a guard at every door
    Ripping off the workers
    The farmers and the poor
    Giving credit come and get it
    Isn't that what banks are for
    But they know you can't repay it
    And they're beating down your door

    Refrain:

    And the banks are made of marble
    With a guard at every door
    And the monument of capital
    Is rotten to the core

    Down on dirty Wall Street
    The truth is hard to find
    Lay a dirty greenback down
    You've got a dirty lie
    Up on hollow Main Street
    The truth is what you're told
    A happy life it can be bought
    A happy life is sold

    The vultures at the top
    Are in their towers of glass and steel
    Hard hands at the bottom
    They're scrounging their next meal
    The ones who built the mansions
    Pressed the suits and parked the car
    They can't afford the rent
    And so it's on the credit card

    So lay your money down now
    Don't you worry be at ease
    Snort another line of credit
    From the nice Chinese
    Keep buying shoes and TVs
    Pay it back another day
    Everyone's got to keep shopping
    Or they'll take your house away

    Notes

    Many thanks to Martin Cubby, Mithra Cox and The Lurkers for permission to add this song to the Union Songs collection

    Visit The Lurkers website at http://www.lurkers.com.au/