Greed Songtext
von The Blockheads

Keep the people happy
Let them have their fun
And maybe they won′t notice
The damage that you've done
Don′t do as we do
Do as you are told
And while we're busy working
They'll scoop up all the gold

Governments and holy men
Shouting out their views
Corporate thieves and gangsters
Carving up their dues
But I can see you coming squire
Have you got no shame
I′m one step in front of you
I know your cunning game


Oil is very oily
Diamonds like to shine
Money doesn′t talk it swears
What's mine is always mine
Plunder all the beauty
Strip the ozone from the sky
Extract the rare resources
And bleed the planet dry

Increase the tax
Milk us dry
Why don′t you poke us
In the eye
Front or back
Leave us alone
You cannot squeeze blood from a stone
Increase the tax
Milk us dry
Why don't ya, why don′t ya

Front or back
Leave us alone


Keep the people happy
Can't you see what happens
When you crush the people down
Remove all their incentives
And beat them to the ground
But it doesn′t go unnoticed
The fuse is being lit
Your time is fast eroding
The fan just hit the shit

Oil is very oily
Diamonds like to shine
Money doesn't talk it swears
What's mine is always mine
Plunder all the beauty
Strip the ozone from the sky
Extract the rare resources
And bleed the planet dry

Increase the tax
Milk us dry
Why don′t you poke us
In the eye
Front or back
Leave us alone
You cannot squeeze blood from a stone
Increase the tax
Milk us dry
Why don′t ya, why don't ya

Front or back
Leave us alone

Keep the people happy

Oil is very oily
Diamonds like to shine
Money doesn′t talk it swears
What's mine is always mine
Plunder all the beauty
Strip the ozone from the sky
Extract the rare resources
And bleed the planet dry

Increase the tax
Milk us dry
Why don′t you poke us
In the eye
Front or back
Leave us alone
You cannot squeeze blood from a stone
Increase the tax
Milk us dry
Why don't ya, why don′t ya

Front or back
Leave us alone
Keep the people happy