The Poor (June 17, 2024) Songtext
von Jesse Welles

If you worked a little harder
Then you′d have a lot more
So, the blame and the shame's on you
For being so damn poor
It ain′t the price gouging
And it ain't the inflation
It ain't everyone above ya tryna make a buck from ya
And screwin′ the whole congregation

I had that reduced lunch
I had the benefit cards
Never occurred to me to blame my family
For life being so damn hard
I should′ve paid attention
Back when I was in school
Then I could figure up the tax
I would know a lot of facts
I missed the class where they taught the rules


I was memorizing capitols
I was in the spelling bee
I must've missed the part
Where they taught the art of private equity
I was selling chocolate bars
I had a disorder
I was cuttin′ up a frog
Got lost in the fog
Learnin' how to play a recorder

If you only worked a little harder
If you worked a little harder, ah-ah
If you worked a little harder, ah, ah-ah
If you worked a little harder
Then you′d have a lot more
So, the blame and the shame's on you
For being so damn poor

It ain′t the banks
And it ain't the taxes
It ain't the pay day loans and the high rent homes
And predatory fees and practices
Wave your dumb flag
Whatever it means
But you should ask yourself
When it comes to health
Are the poor really all that free?


If you worked a little harder
If you worked a little harder, ah-ah
If you worked a little harder, ah, ah-ah
If you worked a little harder
Then you′d have a lot more
So the blame and the shame′s on you
For being so damn poor, yeah