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© by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947)

Raise those taxes!
Language: English 
Raise those taxes! My, o my!
Let's raise those taxes mountain high!
Raise those taxes by and by,
But raise them on the other guy!

Crazy taxes slip on by!
Make crazy taxes! Who'll ask why?
Crazy? Yes, vote with "aye!"
'Cause lazy me's my alibi!

Living's fine and dandy
When someone else will pay!
Just like sugar candy
Without the tooth decay!

Praise folks' taxes feeding me!
Oh, praise those taxes, yes sirree!
Praise those taxes' spending spree!
Who pays those taxes! It ain't me!

Text Authorship:

  • by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Raise those taxes!", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Raise those taxes!", 2009 [medium voice or high voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-11-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 86

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