With apologies to Bob Dylan
To the tune of "Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man" (lyrics, mp3):
Hey! Mr. Alan Greenspan, please explain to me
I'm not stupid and I don't like what we're coming to
Hey! Mr. Alan Greenspan, please enlighten me
Are you a flim-flam man or have they just been fooling you?
Though I know that social security is short a couple grand,
forever will not stand,
but George Bush's crazy plans just leave me weeping
This foolishness amazes me, have you lost your mind,
or are you simply blind,
how'd you wind up in the midst of all their scheming?
Hey! Mr. Alan Greenspan, please explain to me
Are a hack or
a buffoon or just a patsy?
Hey! Mr. Alan Greenspan, please enlighten me
Are you
a schmuck, or a schlemiel or just plain batsy?
Take me up with you to the year 2042,
I'm chewing on my shoe
my investments never grew
I'm all alone and blue, and the trust fund's empty
but the wall street chiefs are on the beach,
they're sitting in the sun
aren't fazed by anyone
living off their 401s and also mine too!
Hey! Mr. Alan Greenspan, please explain to me
why would I fund his deluxe carnaval cruises?
Hey! Mr. Alan Greenspan, please enlighten me
the CEO invests it as he chooses
I think I hear some grinning ninnies spinning things for you,
and for George W,
are you his puppet?
My head is in my hands, while yours is buried in the sand
Are you just trying to save your ass, and may I beg to ask,
whose hand is up it?
Hey! Mr. Alan Greenspan, please explain to me
You know this talk of crisis is all hooey,
Hey! Mr. Alan Greenspan, please enlighten me
you know the system ain't going kablooie
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