Audrey Auld Mezera
BUCK HUNGRY

If I lay down with a tattooed man would I have a tattooed baby?
And when I tried to sell the prints would he still call me a lady?
And when the child was fully-grown and working in a bar
Would he take money on the side to show his work of art?

There’s a girl in Aberdeen and she breeds Appaloosa
Feeds ‘em burgers, coke and fries trying to produce a
Horse that bears the logo of a major fast food chain
So she can charge a dollar for a ride on Burger King

It’s a buck hungry world, full of side show girls
And clowns for a dollar who smile as they swallow
Every lie they’re sold
It’s a buck hungry world
Every man for himself
Freedom’s for sale
Kill all the whales
And live on pots of gold

Farmer Ned in Isa West had a prize stud bull
The envy of the neighbourhood, especially brother Paul
Paul declared, “A bull like that I’ve wanted all my life”
He was glad when Ned replied “I’ll swap him for your wife”

It’s a buck hungry world, full of side show girls
And clowns for a dollar who smile as they swallow
Every lie they’re sold
It’s a buck hungry world
Every man for himself
Freedom’s for sale
Kill all the whales
And live on pots of gold

Freedom’s for sale
Kill all the whales
And live on pots of gold

© AUDREY AULD MEZERA 2001 (Control)