UNEMPLOYMENT LINE

I'm the best loom fixer ever
I knew them inside out
but now I'm unemployed because
they say I made too much

I have been to outer space
always on a U.S. craft
now to my shame and deep disgrace
I last hitched a ride out there

I'm a computer programmer
whose job is now gone overseas
where it's hard to understant the grammer
if you must call for help

I've built the finest houses ever
until the banks ruined my trade
they say this bust might last for ever
what do I do ? I'm 56

My saw mill was once my dad's
he passed it on to me
now I've had to lay off all the lads
how could this have come to be?

The stories all go on and on
steel workers, suppliers, working men
all their jobs for ever gone
for cheaper wages.....it's a sin

Like a snake devouring its own tail
short term gains will ruin us
but let's not let the big banks fail!
It's enough to make a preacher cuss