Welfare For Big Business

Welfare For Big Business
(Sung to the tune of "Takin' Care of Business" by Bachman Turner Overdrive)

(long instrumental intro)

Tobacco's cancer-forming,
Says the surgeon general's warning,
So is air pollution in the city.
But the powers up above
Know it's money that they love.
When profits are down, they take pity.

And if your brain's still on,
You will be set upon
By shills for the corporate way.
Yes, we really are annoyed
When we see the unemployed,
All laid off to boost C.E.O. pay.

(Chorus:)
We hate welfare for big business (every day).
Welfare for big business (every way).
We hate welfare for big business (from the Right).
Welfare for big business.
They're greedy all the time (watch out!)

(instrumental riff)

Big Business keeps wishin' they had no competition
Or watchdogs in the bureaucracy.
They got help from Bob Barr, Tom DeLay and Kenneth Starr,
All enemies of democracy

When their lobbyists are done, they give PAC money to run.
The G.O.P. will see it their way.
They're really paranoid; real issues they avoid.
But corporate welfare will be here to stay.

We hate welfare for Big Business (every day).
Welfare for Big Business (every way).
We hate welfare for Big Business (from the Right).
Welfare for Big Business.
They're greedy all the time (watch out!)

(Spoken during instrumental break:)
They take care... of Big Business... right away... every day... whoo!

(instrumental break)

Tobacco's cancer-forming, says the surgeon general's warning,
So is air pollution in the city.
But the powers up above know it's money that they love.
When profits are down, they take pity.

And if your brain's still on, you will be set upon
By shills for the corporate way.
Yes, we really are annoyed when we see the unemployed,
All laid off to boost C.E.O. pay.

(instrumental break)

Welfare for Big Business...
Welfare for Big Business...
Welfare for Big Business...
Welfare for Big Business...
We hate welfare for Big Business (every day).
Welfare for Big Business (every way).
We hate welfare for Big Business (from the Right).
Welfare for Big Business.
They're greedy all the time (watch out!)

Welfare for Big Business...
Welfare for Big Business...
We hate welfare for Big Business.
We hate welfare for Big Business.
Welfare for Big Business...
Welfare for Big Business...
We hate welfare for Big Business.
We hate welfare for Big Business.

(repeat refrain and instrumental fade)

Here's an alternate Bush version of this parody by Dimpled Chad: Takin' Care of Business

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