Banks of Marble (Inauguration Week Song 3)

Inauguration Week Special #3
By Les Rice
Rise Up Singing chapter: Rich and Poor, p.180
(Song begins at 2:00)

In which I'm a little sarcastic, I talk a little about Barack Hussein Obama, and play a song about money and poverty and sharing -"Did he say communism?!?!" -No, I said sharing.

Rise Up Singing chords (in D)
Verses: D A D - / G - D - / A - D - / /
Chorus: D - - - / A - D - / - - GD D / A - D -

My way
Verses: D A D - / G - D - / G - D - / A - D -
Chorus: D - GD D / A - D - / - - GD D / A - D -

I've traveled 'round this country
from shore to shining shore
It really makes me wonder
the things I heard and saw

I saw the weary farmer
Plowing sod and loam
I heard the auction hammer
Just a-knocking down their home

But the banks are made of marble
With a guard at every door
And the vaults are stuffed with silver
That the farmer sweated for

I saw the seamen standing
Idly by the shore
I heard those bosses saying
"Got no work for you no more"

But the banks are made of marble
With a guard at every door
And the vaults are stuffed with silver
That the seamen sweated for

I've seen the weary miners
Scrubbing coal dust from his back
I heard their children crying
"Got no coal to heat the shack"

But the banks are made of marble
With a guard at every door
And the vaults are stuffed with silver
That the miners sweated for

I've seen my brothers working
Throughout this mighty land
I pray we'll get together
And together make a stand

Then we'll own those banks of marble
With no guard at any door
And we'll share those vaults of silver
That the workers sweated for