Topic: "Whippersnapper"
Here is little 12-bar blues about corporate greed and quick-buck capitalism:
Whippersnapperby, James McCormick, April 13, 2007
12-bar Rockabilly Blues
Some [G7]hotshot kid with an [G7]MBA,
[G7]Just started workin' at the [G7]office today
Ex-[C7]pensive briefcase and [C7]fancy shoes,
[G7]Manicured nails and I-[G7]talian suit
I sus-[D7]pect this fella ain't [C7]up to no good
There's a [G7]hungry shark in the [D7]neighborhood
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . ([G7]whip snap)
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . ([G7]whip snap)
Whipper-[C7]snapper . . . ([C7]whip snap)
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . ([G7]whip snap)
Aw [D7]whippersnapper don'tcha [C7]whip no snap
On [G7]me . . . . . . [D7]
He totes a [G7]PDA like the [G7]Holy Grail,
[G7]Pushin' them buttons and [G7]notin' details
[C7]Talkin' to the bosses just [C7]like they're old chums
He's [G7]glancin' around like [G7]we are all bums
They're gonna [D7]make some changes shake [C7]up the crew
What's a [G7]good ol' boy like [D7]me a gonna do
. . . .
I been a-[G7]workin' right here since a-[G7]way back when
I helped [G7]build this place through [G7]thick and through thin
I [C7]started out down on the [C7]bottom rung
I've [G7]learned a lot of stuff since [G7]I was young
Yeah I've [D7]seen 'em come and I've seen 'em [C7]go away
And now I [G7]smell a rat and his [D7]greedy bouquet
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . ([G7]greed greed)
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . ([G7]greed greed)
Whipper-[C7]snapper . . . ([C7]greed greed)
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . ([G7]greed greed)
Aw [D7]whippersnapper don'tcha [C7]whip no snap
On [G7]me . . . . . . [D7]
Yeah the [G7]big fat cats they can [G7]wheel and deal
We're just [G7]numbers on a screen yeah [G7]weain't really real
We're just [C7]human resources just [C7]pawns in their game
They'll [G7]take the rewards and they'll [G7]give us the blame
And if it [D7]all hits the fan and they gotta [C7]get the boot
Well they'll [G7]gladly bail out with their [D7]golden parachutes.
. . . .
I'm a [G7]middle-aged guy in [G7]middle management
I got a [G7]wife and kids and my [G7]pay is all spent
We got [C7]bills and debts got a [C7]mortgage too
We're [G7]workin' like crazy [G7]doin' what we do
There's [D7]one thing I lack and there [C7]is no substitute
I [G7]really wish I had me a [D7]golden parachute
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . Golden [G7]parachute
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . Golden [G7]parachute
Whipper-[C7]snapper . . . Golden [C7]parachute
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . Golden [G7]parachute
Aw [D7]whippersnapper don'tcha [C7]whip no snap
On [G7]me . . . . . . [D7]
Well the e-[G7]conomy is global now or [G7]so they claim
But my [G7]family is local and [G7]that ain't gonna change
And if ya' [C7]send our jobs a-[C7]way overseas
I guess [G7]everybody here will [G7]be refugees
Yeah [D7]this is our home, this is [C7]where we're stuck
But [G7]Mr. Whippersnapper gonna [D7]make a quick buck
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . ([G7]whip snap)
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . ([G7]whip snap)
Whipper-[C7]snapper . . . ([C7]whip snap)
Whipper-[G7]snapper . . . ([G7]whip snap)
Aw [D7]whippersnapper don'tcha [C7]whip no snap
On [G7]me . . . . . . [D7]
"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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