And Tomorrow The Stock Exchange Will Be The Human Race

Arise, the wealthy of the earth
Arise, you worthy men
Our sun will rise when we have got
The masses on the run
There is only one thing on earth worth dying for
Oh profit is the only thing worth dying for
This is the final fight, let our down hearts be faint
And tomorrow the stock exchange be the human race
Stand up and let us decide the price of everything
We'll take the humans by the throat and shake until they choke
Our time on this earth is of so reefer spend (??)
That we should try to grab everything we can
This is the final fight, let our down hearts be faint
And tomorrow the stock exchange be the human race
Fro businessmen and shopkeepers
Arise, arise, arise
Join the legions of the rich
And the world will be ours
There is only one thing on earth worth dying
Oh profit is the only thing worth dying for
This is the final fight, let our down hearts be faint
And tomorrow the stock exchange will be the human race

notes:

Malcolm:

The sound of these songs is much better than our earlier efforts I think. You can hear different textures blending together. The guitars are particularly nice. The lyric here is just an adaptation of the Communist anthem 'L'Internationale'. I had the French version, which I asked my girlfriend, later my wife, to translate into English. This I adapted slightly, and turned it into a song sung by a capitalist instead of a communist.

found on: Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today

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