Words and music copyright 1997 by Steve Brooks

CHORUS It's a merry Christmas on Wall Street,
While Main Street crashes and burns.
The economy's churning.
The brokers are earning
Money happy returns.

'Cause the Dow Jones is a-risin'
More than 30 percent in a year.
So billions of dollars in bonuses
Are sure to be spreading good cheer.
While everyone else is downsizing,
And driving the stock market higher.
There's a note that you'll get in your paycheck,
Saying, "Merry Christmas. You're fired."

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They've had a depression in Asia.
The tigers are losing their claws.
Now here comes Uncle Sam to the rescue.
Who says that there's no Santa Claus?
It's a hundred billion in greenbacks
For bankers in Bangkok and Seoul.
While the the workers who work in their sweatshops
Will be lucky to get lumps of coal.

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Should big investors be bailed out,
And never lose a dime?
For every day is Christmas Day
On the corporate welfare line.