Everybody's gettin' rich,
everybody's got the itch, snatchin' and grabbin' all day long.
No one gives a dime away, everybody's makin' hay,
snatchin' and grabbin' all day long.
I used to own a house and lot
But now I haven't got a pot to
buy my ham and cabbage down
Snatching and grabbing all day long
My wife opened up her mail, read about a bargain sale,
nothing would do, she had to go, tried
Had to warn her before she went
But she just wouldn't take the hint
She went on down there anyhow
The dress she bought would fit a cow
Where's the 12 that got 18?
Snatchin' and grabbin' all day
Everybody's runnin' round work
They're eatin' high up on the hall.
Folks who wouldn't harm a fly, or pushing past the other guys,
poor man gets treated like a dog.
I used to take a dollar bill and buy out half the store,
but now that same old dollar bill won't even get me in the door.
What's a poor man gonna do?
It's that way in the poorhouse too.
The statue has grabbed him all day long.