April 6, 2012
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America For Sale, Everything Must Go!
{It almost happened in the '70's, when Japan and the Arabs were awash in money, and started buying up land and buildings in The US. There was talk then of selling subdivided portions of our National Parks, even privatizing roads, and allowing the highest bidder to charge tolls.
Well, we're in worse shape now, so I expect the next round of selling to hit closer to home, hearth, and heart....}
The US is for Sale*
The Grand Canyon is now for rent
The Great Lakes must be sold by Lent
Selling our symbols will help ease the debt
The American Eagle is clutching cigarettes
Uncle Sam now sells Nike Shoes
Liberty's Statue holds a bottle of booze
Texas is cheap, since it was damaged by hail
The US is for sale
Buffett just bought up Omaha
Bill Gates paid cash for Northern California
The Japanese just leased Hawaii
Miami is a rest home for old Israelis
Paul Revere takes Excedrin when he's sick
The Founding Fathers all shave with Schick
Minneapolis or St. Paul, you can take your pick
The US is for sale
We will sell you Vermont, we'll sell you the Plains
And we'll buy the gas that you make from our grains
We'll sell you a mountain, or Fort Knox and its gold
If we knew how to package it, we'd sell you our souls
We sing, This Land is Now Your Land'
If folks gotta move, we hope they understand
If not, send a letter by Mitsubishi Mail
The US is for sale
A half-billion in Estonian Kroons
Buys a time-share in the Lincoln bedroom
America is in a downhill slide
Buy a seat, come along for the ride....(fade out)
* apologies to Roger Miller, the King of the Road
Comments (20)
Nothing like truth couched in a little humor.
Nice.
Soul? Sell? Sold. Too late. Fun poem, and I had no idea about Roger Miller till you said it, and even then, it's still all you.
A nice piece and I'm sympathetic but don't forget that the people don't own anything substantial in the country anyway. Even the insubstantial will go too if the owners of the country ever figure there's profit in it.
This would be too funnyif it weren't so sad, and true. We are left with being kings (and queens) of the illusion or is it delusion.
This is wonderful -- but so close to reality!
"..man of means, by no means..." stuck in my head now for probably a week or so.
And the 'trailers' for sale or rent are on You-tube.
We always joke here that the Israeli economy would continue un-affected for a couple years following a fire sale, on the strength of post-dated checks and minus bank accounts.
@jsolberg - Miller's songs do stick in the mind. 'Rooms to let, up 60 per cent/ cell phone with no cool apps/ my bluetooth is a little gapped.
And I thought I was cynical! It was good, of course, because you wrote it.
Dang! Do I need to post a limerick here, too? Quite frankly, I'm glad you're double posting as B. tends to drive me crazy over there! Besides, you add spice to my rice.
By the by, G., did you post your story here? Not to frighten you or anything, but I've heard that @jsolberg and @seedsower are in cahoots to publish your, er, YOUR material!! I think it's high time you get on the ball and hire an agent! Not to brag, but I'm your girl! I happen to have clients such as yourself. Here's a little secret: @joiwinds can recommend me. I didn't want to let you know, but yeah; she's a client of mine. In the real world I'm known as Miss Monneypenny. (yes, I ripped it off, but how the hello else do you think I was going to get my clientele?)
Think about it....... I'll give you my card........ and for the love of Pete, watch your back!
excellent work, sir.
@C_L_O_G - I hope it is more of a warning than a prediction.
@sleekpeek - Thanks, but my choice of words has to serve the melody when I write a parody, so Rog deserves lotsa credit. And his lyrics are better.@an_OM_aly - @Lovegrove - Have you two met?
@Kellsbella - So That is what the mysterious meet in Pa. was all about! All they had to do was ask. So what do I do now, ms. Agent Person?
@MelFamy - Have we two met what?
@Lovegrove - Each other! Your answers are complementary I thought.
@MelFamy - What do you do now? The first thing you must do is be very aware that @Lovegrove is not who he says he is. He has most every xangan fooled with his inncent talk of chicks and ducks and geese. Not to frighten you, but he's not the quaint and charming gentleman he would have you believe. I'm afraid your material could be in jeopardy. Here is a clip of our "sweet" friend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnMaroAlfvI
@Kellsbella - Yes, his reply to me, "have we met what?", was fraught with violence and menace. Thanks for watching my back, but no touching.
@Kellsbella- Keep in mind that accusing one of being not who they say they are, however amusingly, will be believed by some on Xanga who appear to be suffering from troll-phobia.
@MelFamy - :) I am me and only me and never the twain shall met.
@Lovegrove - I'm just funnin ya, because I love ya. Truly, you are one of my favourite people here. Did you not know that?
@Kellsbella - I bet you say that to all your sires.
@MelFamy - The real violence and menace shall come from your response to M.'s post.
@Lovegrove - I shall dedicate a song to you, luv, to prove my sincerity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPUBg9Mx-W4
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