In light of the current Wall Street demonstrations, here's a song of mine that you can find at
http://www.diskfaktoryjams.com/Nate_Smith/
and, in the player, scroll down to #11, Shame On You. It's the 2nd from the bottom.
I'm the singer and rhythm acoustic guitar player and also have my A harmonica in the rack for the instrumental part. My band is backing me up on drums, bass and electric guitar lead. This is much more of a rocker than usual from me.
The lyrics are posted at
Lyrics to Nate Smith's songs
and echoed here for inconvenience:
Shame On You
copyright 2009 Nathan A. Smith
your parents were young when they walked ya to school
they were tryin to instill ya with the Golden Rule
they were hopin you'd become a model Eagle Scout
but, when Harvard came callin, you got up & got out
now you're gone.....gone.....gone
ya, you're gone.....gone.....gone
...........gone.....gone.....gone.....gone
so ya pulled your first job at the Main Street bank
they took you under wing & moved you up through the ranks
you'd learned it so well, you were real killer stuff
they even made ya the Boss, but it wasnt enough
now you're gone.....gone.....gone.....again
ya, you're gone.....gone.....gone
...........gone.....gone.....gone.....gone again
so ya went after Wall Street with your gun-metal eyes
you were gettin real rich, you were gettin real high
you'd even worked up the ladder all the way to C.E.O.
movin bundled securities, derivatives - whatever would go
now they're gone.....gone.....gone, all gone
yeah, they're gone.....gone.....all gone
............gone.....gone.....gone, all gone
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the ticker tape went dead when the market was closed
your hot-potato world had been peeled & exposed
the gang with the cash wired your bonus parachute
to your offshore accounts & left the country destitute
hear the howl.....howl.....howlin in the wind
hear the howl.....howl.....howlin in the wind
.....the howl.....howl.....howl.....howlin in the wind
but you know what gets to me, right down to the bone
is how you can stand yourself when you're standin alone
you were brought up okay, but got caught up in the game
what's the matter with you - are you really this lame?
aww..shame.....shame.....shame on you
.....shame.....shame.....shame on you
.....shame.....shame.....shame.....shame on you
- Apr05, 2009
- xongsmith, 5.7d
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