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The Company Will Swallow You

from Life Outside the Tent by Walter Ehresman

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--A new song for the workers (ie. the 99% of us who are working to enrich the 1% of them). Dedicated to the folks staging Occupy Wall Street and other brave acts of defiance.

See the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtoaGA0jnZU

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The Company Will Swallow You
(© 2011 Walter Ehresman)

Well, the Company got nasty, and the workers took the fall;
We only wanted what was fair, but they want to keep it all;
And the rich men spit down at your feet, and they give not half a damn;
And they’ve left us weeping children, broken wives and one more dram.

[chorus]
Put your shoulder to the lever, boys, and all you ladies, too;
The ballot and our voices raised will help dislodge the few
who want to rule the many, and we cannot let ‘em win–
or the Company will swallow you, and we’ll not see you again.

They call it “legal fiction” but it feels damn real to me;
You feed the corporate interest and it shits out poverty;
And the few who ride up on its back can barely see the ground,
and when the beast stamps out your life, they will not hear the sound.

[chorus]

It’s been the same old story where you see the nobles tread,
but their bullshit’s gotten better, and it’s all come to a head;
The system cannot bear the weight of this kleptocracy,
so pull your heads out from your arse, and vote for you and me.

[chorus]

credits

from Life Outside the Tent, released January 1, 2012
Walter Ehresman: lead & background vocals, Acousticaster, mandocello, acoustic mandolin, electric bouzouki, keyboards & key percussion, drum machine programming.

Special guests: The Wobbly Choir (Nigel Jacobs, John Jankowski): background vocals. Nigel Jacobs: 5-string fiddle.

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Walter Ehresman San Miguel De Allende, Mexico

Called "the quintessential Austin DIY artist" by famed local disc jockey Charlie Martin , Walter Ehresman was an eccentric presence in the Austin music scene from the '80s until his 2015 move to Mexico. A prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist...and a restless musical spirit, always looking for something new, expressed with fearlessly honest, socially-conscious lyrics. ... more

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