This Nelson Rockefeller

You have been so good to me always
But it's a dirty world out there
The whole world knows it's so out there
But do I really have to let you down?

Golden rings on his fingers
And golden bells in his hand

This Nelson Rockefeller
Is all to be a never were
Do I detest him?
Yes of course I do

He not tunes he's not much fun
But look at all the things he's done
Brand new clothes everywhere

You've always been so good to me
Staying right by my side

He strokes my hair
He pats my seat
He pets my Johnson when he leaves

This Nelson Rockefeller
Is all to be a never were
Do I detest him?
Yes of course I do

He works for the stock exchange
He's everything that we hate
But do I really have to let you down?

He strokes my hair
He pats my seat
He pets my Johnson when he leaves

This Nelson Rockefeller
Is all to be a never were
Do I detest him?
Yes I do

You've always been so good to me
Staying right by my side

notes:

Malcolm:

I think I made a mistake here, since the very
rich member of the Rockefeller family was called John D. Rockefeller. Nelson was I think a politician and John D's son. Still, the point is that the narrator in the song is living with some rich, charmless individual for his money. It's loosely based on the Pet Shop Boys' song, Rent. I've always been fond of the Pet Shop Boys. This and the Should the Bible Be Banned single were recorded at the same time. I don't think we did better recordings, with the arguable exception of the last album.

Released as a single in Spring of 1988.

Nelson Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States serving under Gerald Ford, as well as a prominent politician and philanthropist with an extensive career in government.  The Rockefeller family has something of a reputation in America for philanthropy.  See here for more information.

If I'm hearing this right, there's something of a sexual innuendo in the chorus.

found on: That's All Very Well, But...

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