Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger Follow

Oh the price of gold is rising out of sight
And the dollar is in sorry shape tonight
What the dollar used to get us
Now won't buy a head of lettuce
No, the economic forecast isn't bright

But amidst the clouds I spot a shining ray
I can even glimpse a new and better way
And I've devised a plan of action
Worked it down to the last fraction
And I'm going into action here today.

Chorus:
I am changing my name to Chrysler
I am heading down to Washington D.C.
I will tell some power broker
What they did for Iacocca
Will be perfectly acceptable to me
I am changing my name to Chrysler
I am heading for that great receiving line
So when they hand a million grand out
I'll be standing with my hand out
Yessir I'll get mine.

When my creditors are screaming for their dough
I'll be proud to tell them all where they can go
They won't have to scream and holler
They'll be paid to the last dollar
Where the endless streams of money seem to flow

I'll be glad to tell them all what they can do
It's a matter of a simple form or two
It's not just renumeration
It's a liberal education
Ain't you kinda glad that I'm in debt to you?

Chorus

Since the first amphibeans crawled out of the slime
We've been struggling in an unrelenting grind
We were hardly up and walking
Before money started talking
And it's said that failure is an awful crime

Well, it's been that way for a millenium or two
But now it seems that there's a different point of view
If you're a corporate titanic
And your failure is gigantic
Down in Congress there's a safety net for you.

Chorus