The Social Democrat's Song
Language: English
We'll love to tell you what to do, after the coup!
Up till that time we shan't give a clue.
Listing all of society's ills:
That's how we get our political thrills.
We'll surely tell you what to do, after you vote.
Mostly our interest is what we'll promote.
Squeezing the middle class to funnel their wealth,
the most for the Social Democrat's health.
We'll gather up whatever you haven't yet paid,
By hook or by crook, as it takes to persuade.
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme.
We're going to take things away from you
on behalf of the common good.
O gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme.
Someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie
so that someone else can have more. More?
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme.
Let's spread your wealth around a bit, that's what we say;
Spreading your wealth, we've found, pays us today.
More for the common good is less for each man.
More for our government's most Socialist plan!
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme.
From each according to his abilities
To each according to his needs.
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-07
Line count: 25
Word count: 191