Washington's Servants Blues
Astrikos Katoikos
Washington threatens, the fat cats feast
The poor pay the bill while the profits increase
Stocks hit the ceiling, wages hit the floor
The rich grab a fortune and scream out for more
Flag-waving cowards, bought and sold
Kissing uncle sam for a fistful of gold
They swear they'll defend this country's pride
Then sell it for pennies and run off to hide
Champagne for the wealthy, long lines for the sick
The poor get a number, the rich get their pick
Profit is sacred, compassion's a crime
The sick wait for treatment, the rich buy more time
Nation of lackeys
Selling us out
No foreign masters
Throw the vermin out
No more orders
No more chains
Brazil's not your backyard
We won't bow again
Washington barks, the lapdogs obey
Factories close while the bosses get paid
They promise us progress, deliver decay
Then blame all the workers they threw away
The rich buy the verdict, the poor get the blame
The courts serve the wealthy and call it a game
A hungry man's jailed while the thieves walk free
The rich buy their way out, the poor pay the fee
The rich dodge taxes, the poor do the time
A starving man jailed for a petty crime
The rich hire lawyers, the poor cannot pay
The judge sends the penniless straight away
Nation of lackeys
Selling us out
No foreign masters
Throw the vermin out
No more orders
No more chains
Brazil's not your backyard
We won't bow again
They worship the generals, beg for the whip
As long as their own necks escape its grip
They call for the prisons, the censors, the gun
Then praise their dear God when the killing is done
The fields are full, but the children need bread
The landlords get rich while the poor go unfed
They fence off the land, drive the farmers away
Then hire them back for miserable pay
Public schools, a living wage
No more puppets on the stage
Land for farmers, the right to decide
Brazil won't be bought, we won't step aside
Nation of lackeys
Selling us out
No foreign masters
Throw the vermin out
No more orders
No more chains
Brazil's not your backyard
We won't bow again