The Procession Of Popular Capitalism-McCarthy

[ti:The Procession Of Popular Capitalism] [ar:McCarthy] [al:I Am A Wallet] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Procession Of Popular Capitalism - McCarthy [00:03.91]Up and down the Strand [00:06.20] [00:07.03]I strolled around penniless [00:09.68] [00:10.71]But there were pockets to pick [00:13.25] [00:14.13]Beneath the hot august sun [00:16.87] [00:18.15]When suddenly the sound of singing [00:20.56] [00:21.19]And laughter arose in the distance [00:25.44]And it drew me towards it [00:27.30] [00:28.26]And as I drew closer [00:30.07]I could hear the song they sang [00:32.07]"This is your country too [00:35.80] [00:38.94]Join our procession [00:41.97] [00:42.68]That's marching onwards to war" [00:45.20] [00:46.32]I could see them [00:48.80] [00:49.49]I saw how rich they all were [00:52.19] [00:53.51]At the the head of the gang [00:55.85] [00:56.72]Were top civil servants and captains of industry [01:00.98]With well-manicured hands [01:03.77]And greasy smiles enticing the populous [01:07.78]"Come buy our shares [01:10.76] [01:11.28]Who will buy our shares [01:13.81] [01:14.55]For this is your country too " [01:18.68] [01:21.54]A great procession was marching onwards to war [01:28.85]A man on the dole stood cursing them all [01:31.68] [01:32.31]He told everyone not to be taken in [01:35.06] [01:35.74]But at the orders of one of the marchers [01:38.97]Policemen came and beat him to the floor [01:44.04] [01:53.64]Along Whitehall these dubious characters stared [01:59.29] [02:00.63]Picking up more and more people [02:03.44] [02:04.09]MP's careerists and god's oppressed senators [02:07.18] [02:07.73]With the sweetest of smiles [02:10.22] [02:10.78]They held out piggy banks to little children [02:14.36]But as they took them the stomping stamping [02:19.96]Feet trampled them underneath [02:21.73]"This is your country too " [02:25.92] [02:28.66]A great procession was marching onwards to war [02:36.17]"Come along buy your council home" [02:39.42]They said to a half-dead mother of ten [02:42.89]"With on our side we've reason to smile" [02:46.38]They said to a tramp in a pool of alcohol [02:50.11]On and on their maniac laughs [02:56.23]And their marching beat scaring the night