Forty Crowns

How much said the man of forty crown To pay the tax of this town Taxes are used to pave the street The fathers try to keep it neat Levies on your toil A bushel basket from the soil A mercantile for commerce trade Some tariffs make the grade My dear Sir you exact to much The rich exempt from interest and such Money begating money is already taxed The wealthy have game stacked Aristotle said charging interest is against the law But a banker saw the flaw Money creating money is like a new birth How much weight is what its worth I can't afford to live in this town Cried the man of forty crown