Songs from a Mad World
by John Clare
The Poor Old USA
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100 years ago
the US was the place to go The land of the free at least that's what it claimed to be The place for peace and health the land of endless wealth the land for you and me the place for opportunity But what, oh what what has gone wrong yes what, oh what what has gone wrong What's happened to the poor old USA? What's happened to the poor old USA? All was going well The US had so much to sell corn and hogs and wheat the whole world at its feet the place for new starts a place for the arts The land for you and me the place for technology But what, oh what what has gone wrong yes what, oh what what has gone wrong What's happened to the poor old USA? What's happened to the poor old USA? |
In 1946
the US held all the tricks the richest place on earth that helped foster our re-birth the US would aspire to be the last empire The land of the free with others in captivity But what, oh what what has gone wrong yes what, oh what what has gone wrong What's happened to the poor old USA? What's happened to the poor old USA? How now are the mighty fallen How now are those dreams all lost Goodbye to the American dream Goodbye USA |
The
dollar's going down hear that dreadful crashing sound The land of the free partly owned by the free Chinese banks going bust factories in rust what a tragic scene no more American dream Yes what, oh what what has gone wrong yes what, oh what what has gone wrong What's happened to the poor old USA? What's happened to the poor old USA? How now are the mighty fallen How now are those dreams all lost Goodbye to the American dream Goodbye USA |