Bob Ferguson and His Scalawaggers — Bank Failures

We pay taxes for good roads Take taxes on our schools Taxes for this, taxes for that Then workin' harder than mules By skipping we saved a few dollars Put 'em in a big bank vault Something is wrong 'cause that money is gone And it certainly isn't our fault If you play in water, you're bound to get What's the use of working if we stay in debt? We gotta break up banks and continue paying tax Good people, we're a bloat upset Just why all our money went bye-bye Nobody seems to explain Times are hard, ain't it a shame We gotta pay those taxes again Our clothes are slouchy and ragged Our hearts are burdened with care The failure of the national banks is nearly more than we can bear If you play in water, you're bound to get What's the use of working if we stay in debt? We gotta break up banks and continue paying tax Good people, we're a bloat upset If banks ain't safe for us people Why, then, allow them to run? Big iron vaults can't open themselves Folks, something's gotta be done Our hard-earned money's gone bye-bye Gone in that big bank crash We're in a mess, folks, a terrible mess Can't get credit, and we ain't got cash If you play in water, you're bound to get What's the use of working if we stay in debt? We gotta break up banks and continue paying tax Good people, we're a bloat upset If you play in water, you're bound to get What's the use of working if we stay in debt? We gotta break up banks and continue paying tax Good people, we're a bloat upset