Chris Rojas - Wal-Mart Nation lyrics

Come gather around kids... Did you know that everythings bigger here in America We've got the biggest cars, the biggest buildings And even the biggest corporate empires Why don't I tell you a story about a store Started in Arkansas about 40 years ago And this store would become one of the biggest corporations in the country But you know what they always say... Nothing is ever perfect Fred Johnson is barely getting by in life He's got 4 different kids with 4 different wives Just a working cla** man, the backbone of america Who's gotta feed his progeny Mary, Mark and Erica Mark has the flu and Mary's got an ear infection So Fred gets a job at Wal-mart in the home and garden section Wishes he were compensated when he worked overtime Or at least he'd be paid above the poverty line He's got mouths to feed, alimony to pay So he shows up on time and goes home late every day When he gets his first check he can't believe his eyes Like he was Piggy and Wal-mart was Lord of the Flies He's a hard working dude but can't understand Why the Wal's worth 10 billion and he's still a starving man He qualifies for medical in 2 more years But for now he uses Tylenol to ease his kids tears (now remind me why I took this job again) (chorus) This is how we do it in a wal-mart nation Corporate ethics out the door in a wal-mart nation Shutting down the mom and pop's with no hesitation Pay our workers next to nothing in a wal-mart nation Welcome to the high cost of a low price... we're here to stay Yo ho, yo ho a Wal-mart life for me But predatory pricing is corporate piracy But hey we let it go cause the prices are so low They sell discounts by the pound and it just goes to show A corporate empire for the modern ages But now they pay Americans third world wages The sweatshirt that you bought in South Carolina Was made in a sweatshop in Beijing, China Spending Billions a year on Chinese trade It supports the deficit but but Robbie Waltons got it made They give millions to the president and he loves them back How can democrats complain when they even hire blacks Sex discrimination, women never get promotions (never) Employ illegal aliens, never a commotion With the Christian right, so thier contraseptive free Veggie-Tales on DVD won't prevent teen pregnancy (Sorry Ladies) (Chorus) (in an unprecedented acquisition Wal-mart has purchased the entire city of New York. Discussions are now underway to change the cities name to New Wal-Mart New York Citizens are reminded the company has nothing but benevolent intentions for them and if they don't like it they are free to leave) Dear Fred We'd like to thank you for your long term dedication Working 20 years in the same location To show appreciation for being on our team Heres a coupon for 2 pints of chocolate ice cream Freds almost 80 mow with a painful Pleurisy No more currency in social security His kids work @ wal-mart, what else would they do? Cause no one else is hiring in 2062 (go wal-mart, it's your birthday) (Chorus) Well kids that's the story of wal-mart... Always low prices, always taking advantage of people Sleep tight now you hear?