To catch the government's ears
To say, "Cannot ye hear?"
Politicians never realize the money
They squander didn't just wander
Into their coffers. Instead, the people
Working, must drain their pockets dry,
And never shirking, must be the source
Of revenues that politicians squabble o'er.
The whole thing's on its head, instead,
The government pretends it produces
The people's bread. The government
Never milked a cow so dry as its constituents.
The lot of 'em raise taxes from the pockets
Of the working nation,
Then pays them back in expectoration.
Apr 24
Apr 24, 2026 at 10:43 AM UTC
To catch the government's ears
To say, "Cannot ye hear?"
Politicians never realize the money
They squander didn't just wander
Into their coffers. Instead, the people
Working, must drain their pockets dry,
And never shirking, must be the source
Of revenues that politicians squabble o'er.
The whole thing's on its head, instead,
The government pretends it produces
The people's bread. The government
Never milked a cow so dry as its constituents.
The lot of 'em raise taxes from the pockets
Of the working nation,
Then pays them back in expectoration.
The tax payers' plight
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