The 99er Song

Written by Bud Meyers
(Sung to the tune of the “Vietnam Song” by Country Joe And The Fish)

Well, come on all you lazy men,
The unemployment rate stayed the same again.
Our economy, it’s in a terrible jam.
Do the jobless care, do they give a damn?
Then put down your beers and get off your buns,
Cause we’re gonna have a whole lotta fun.

And it’s one, two, three,
Who are we workin’ for?
Nobody cause we don’t give a damn,
Kickin' back with a can of SPAM.
And it’s five, six, seven,
They closed all the factory gates,
They hung up a sign, says “YOU CAN'T APPLY”,
Whoopee! We really are gonna die!

Come on Obama, don’t you be slow,
Those free-loaders got a lawn to mow.
There’s plenty good money to be made,
By supplying those bums with the tools of the trade.
Just hope and pray it’s just a shovel they’ll bring,
And that they leave their guns at home next spring.

And it’s one, two, three,
Who are we workin’ for?
Nobody cause we don’t give a damn,
Kickin' back with a can of SPAM.
And it’s five, six, seven,
They closed all the factory gates,
They hung up a sign, says “YOU CAN'T APPLY”,
Whoopee! We really are gonna die!

Well, come on Congress, ya better move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
You and Pelosi and all those feds,
Think the only good hobo is the one that’s dead.
And you know your elections can only be won,
If you starve us all to kingdom come.

And it’s one, two, three,
Who are we workin’ for?
Nobody cause we don’t give a damn,
Kickin' back with a can of SPAM.
And it’s five, six, seven,
They closed all the factory gates,
They hung up a sign, says “YOU CAN'T APPLY”,
Whoopee! We really are gonna die!

U.S. citizens throughout our land,
They just don’t seem to understand.
We like hangin' out at the swimming pool,
We're much too old to go back to school.
Turned off our alarms, got holes in our socks,
Now we're livin’ in a cardboard box!

And it’s one, two, three,
Who are we workin’ for?
Nobody cause they don’t give a damn,
We're gettin' tired of eatin' SPAM.
And it’s five, six, seven,
They closed all the factory gates,
They hung up a sign, says “YOU WON’T SURVIVE”,
Whoopee! We really are gonna die!