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Uncle Scam

you're no uncle to me i earn my money and you take it away you're just another word for organized crime- who says that crime don't pay? i work every day in the american way- and what do i get? a little bit farther behind a little bit further in debt and i can't get ahead of the bills- no matter how hard i try well who do you think you are jerkin'me 'round and takin' all my pie you got to pay rent,cable and lights and the telephone too and it costs about an arm and a leg- just to drive my car so by the end of the month i'm kinda feeling the crunch don't know if i'll make it through 'cause on what i earn and what you keep on burnin' i aint gonna get too far and you're no uncle to me i earn my money and you take it away you're just another word for organized crime who says that crime don't pay? knowing how the economy is you can't help expecting the worst when your cash flow is blowin away- like a leaf in a breeze meanwhile i'm still in the race but it looks like the rats- are gonna be coming in first all i can say is- brother can ya spare a piece of cheese? and you're no uncle to me i earn my money and you take it away you're just another word for organized crime- who says that crime don't pay?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 2/16/2012 12:00:00 PM
Really good piece - very, very clever - Liz
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Date: 10/14/2011 4:59:00 PM
This is too good to ignore. Send it to the president, you will get a response. I sent Requiem and got one. You did a wonderful jobe telling of the ordinary guy's paian! :)
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