the jolly banker

Singer: billy bragg

my name is tom cranker and i'm a jolly banker

i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

i safeguard the farmers and widows and orphans

singin' i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

when dust storms are sailing and crops they are failing

i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

i check up your shortage and bring down your mortgage

singin' i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

when money you're needing and mouths you are feeding

i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

i'll plaster your home with a furniture loan

singin' i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

if you show me you need it

i'll let you have credit

i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

just bring me back two for the one i lend you

singin' i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

when your car you're losin'

and sadly you're cruisin'

i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

i'll come and foreclose

get your car and your clothes

singin' i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

when the bugs get your cotton

the times they are rotten

i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

i'll come down and help you

i'll rape you and scalp you

singin' i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

when the landlords abuse you or sadly misuse you

i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i

i'll send down the police chief to keep you from mischief

singin' i'm a jolly banker

jolly banker am i