Big Oil Taxes

[SalmonChantedEvening]

Big Oil Taxes
To the tune of Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

They'll kill Medicaid, dig you your final plot
In the ghost motel, the big sleep, your own private not spot
Didn't think that there was more
That the rich could do to punish the poor
They'll kill Medicaid, and dig you your final plot

They hand us the bills for all of our misdeeds and mayhem
Then act surprised when the people, demand that they help to pay them
Didn't think that there was more
That the rich could do to punish the poor
They'll kill Medicaid, and dig you your final plot

Hey senior senior, you don't get no SSI now
Get a job selling apples, forget about noblesse oblige, puhleeze
Didn't think that there was more
That the rich could do to punish the poor
They'll kill Medicaid, and dig you your final plot

Just ain't right, so says the congressman
Can't have Big Oil Taxes, it's Unamerican
Didn't think that there was more
That the rich could do to punish the poor
They'll kill Medicaid, and dig you your final plot

Now I know that there's much more
That the rich will do to punish the poor
A shared sacrifice, Oh what a total crock

For nuxvomica. My friend. :)

[CreekDog]

1. K&R

and a :hi: to nuxvomica (hope you're doing okay!)

[SalmonChantedEvening]

3. Thankee Sir! :)

Nux provided the idea. I finally had some time and energy to sit down and scribble. :D

[nuxvomica]

2. Bravo, sir!

That was brilliant! Thank you for that. Now I've got that running through my head: "Didn't think that there was more/That the rich could do to punish the poor".
:applause:
:yourock:
:hi: :pals:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

4. Thank you for the idea, nux. :D

:hi: :pals: :toast:

It finally came to me tonight. I credit exhaustion. ;)

[nuxvomica]

7. I'm a big believer that creativity has to percolate a little

And thanks for the credit. I feel like the guy who said to Tolkein, "Why dontcha write something with a volcano?"
:D

[malaise]

5. K & R

:hi:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

6. Hi malaise! Thank you! :)

:loveya: :hug: :D

[Rhiannon12866]

8. K&R! Wow! Well done! Your best one yet, my friend!!!

:woohoo: :applause: :toast: :bounce: :wow: :loveya: :pals: :hug: :hi:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

10. Thank you Rhiannon! :)

Once the hook hit, the rest of it came. :)

[nuxvomica]

9. Here's the original for anyone who can't remember the tune:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMEPk6fvpg