Tom Paxton - A Truly Needy Family Lyrics
So you voted for Ronnie Reagan - howdy do
We got a wonderful surprise in store for you
You got more than lower taxes and a larger, lovelier home
You get a truly needy family of your own
Once a month you'll get a letter without fail
With a picture how they're doing
And a plea for help each time
But the best part is you never send a dime
Oh, you got your boy in the White House like you always knew you would
And now it's time to take the poor and stick it to 'em good
You get the same heart-warmin' feelin' of denyin' a dog his bone
With a truly needy family of your own, sir
A truly needy family of your own
You got more than a new cold war when you cast that vote
You got a chance to grab some poor folks by the throat
Now it feels like a million dollars to take some ghetto kid and say
Yes, you had a chance and I'm takin' that chance away
Ha, ha, ha, ha
You get lists all the help they used to get
You can hear the old folks cough on a tape cassette
You can hear the rats all squealing as they scurry across the floor
And send them a street gang batterin' down the door
And you got your boy in the White House like you always knew you would
And now it's time to take the poor and stick it to 'em good
You get the same heart-warmin' feelin' of denyin' a dog his bone
With a truly needy family of your own, boss
A truly needy family of your own
It all comes in a plain brown wrapper to your address
Please regard it as a tribute to your success
For success alone is not enough
To make a life complete
It's seein' the guy fail that makes it all so sweet
And you got you boy in the White House like you always knew you would
And now it's time to take the poor and stick it to 'em good
You get the same heart-warmin' feelin' of denyin' a dog his bone
With a truly needy family of your own bwana
A truly needy family of your own
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