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Had this dumb little poem in my head for a while now.
Thought I would post it and see the response ( if any ).
There was once a man named Jackie Hays
Of Welsh stock, Midwest raised
A farmers son who turned the soil
decided one day didn't want to toil
Where was the future in this way of life?
Didn't have the means to support a wife
Twisters or drought wore him down
On his face a perpetual frown
The Banks loan paid and repaid
Total owed never seemed to fade
Of the pittance he eventually made
Had nothing left with which to trade
Pondered on how to make some cash
Replace the '54 Chevy he'd smashed
Money sure don't grow on trees
Fall from the sky like Autumn leaves
Over the fireplace his old hunting rifle
Somehow managed his conscience to stifle
A jaunt into town to buy some lead
Deposited into his Bankers head
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Every living breathing person on this wee Island of Ireland
wants to do just that with all the bankers here at the moment.
Theres a litany of repossessions here on houses and cars, Both business and personal.
Jackie hays ain't alone here with this thinking.
Good concept.
Old Doll.
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Thanks Old Doll, it's the same here in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Two years ago my company employed 180 people.
The recession hit us hard and now we have fewer than 80.
Three couples I know lost their houses and cars.
Whatever happens the Banks seem to win.
Jamie R
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all too true, i'm afraid.
last year the uk government bailed out the banks after they almost bankrupted the country. so what did the greedy bankers do? gave themselves bonuses! give me strength...
the unfortunate truth is that it's a rich mans world. two years ago they closed the factory i had worked at for 18 years. making a profit, the only site in the group that was. so it was a political decision which the working man has yet again got to pay for.
sorry for the rant....but a very poignant subject which opens a lot of wounds and discussion.
viva la revolution
phill
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Where do I sign up for the Revolution????
As the old saying goes - Somethings got to give.
Jamie R
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Hi jamier, i'm further down south from you, in Cape Town, i have more than one song written about banks, some of them completely unfit for Chordie posting, BUT, i certainly felt better after writing them. The banks must be every persons pet hate right now, one song is called Banking Swine, enuff' said.
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Hey Buvvy, glad to hear I'm not the only Seff Africaner here.
Banking Swine??? Please don't insult the pigs by lumping them together with Bankers.
Jamie R
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That is all of us, twisted trapped. Nice work though.
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