Ravening Revised

There is greed that guts a forest And the ocean's briny span And will lay a sprawling pipeline Where the cariboo once ran. It will force big debt on students And beguile them with the ruse That the jobs come quick to graduates In whatever field thy choose. Workers straining to accomplish Every pile-on added chore In the name of competition Yet they earn not one buck more. Products made for obsolescence And sore financed to the hilt Giving little satisfaction As we know just how they're built. Governors will speak of progress And new programs with a heart Soon just horse-trades for more power And the Press will play its part. There is more in each endeavour But sad little will improve As the bottom line of business Cracks the whip and gives the shove. Yes free enterprise we call it Golden brain-child of the West But I sense value for value Suits our souls and cities best.