Just Anti-Social

by | Nov 26, 2003 | CULTURE, POLITICS

We’ve loaded him with a lot of taxes And rules and codes but there’s something funny; In spite of the way his burden waxes The son-of-a-gun is making money! Whenever he’s given a boost to trade We’ve taken an extra tribute off it, But still the villain is undismayed, The son-of-a-gun has shown a Profit! […]

We’ve loaded him with a lot of taxes

And rules and codes but there’s something funny;

In spite of the way his burden waxes

The son-of-a-gun is making money!

Whenever he’s given a boost to trade

We’ve taken an extra tribute off it,

But still the villain is undismayed,

The son-of-a-gun has shown a Profit!

We grind out daily a brand new grist

Of regulations by Profs. And scholars,

But the Rugged Individualist

Is still producing some surplus dollars!

We’ve frowned on personal, private gains,

As most immoral, and due for censure,

But the son-of-a-gun with Business Brains

Continues risking some new adventure!

In spite of Planners and New Deal sages

With Communistical dreams and yearnings,

This Capitalistic guy pays wages,

And Some of his stocks and bonds show earnings!

We’ve moved the bases, and changed the lines,

And altered the rules for every inning,

With added penalties, doubled fines,

But the son-of-a-gun insists on winning!

It’s anti-social to fail to fail,

It makes our wonderful schemes look funny;

Rush the Traitor at once to jail,

For the son-of-a-gun is making money!.

Berton Braley (1882 -1966) was an America poet who expressed the benevolent American sense of life through rhyme and verse. His poems romanticize the heroic, great, and industrious in man.

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