Words; Mark Ross, Bruce Murdoch & Etan Ben-Ami
Music; Traditional
There’s a place in New York City
Where the money goes around
For the 99ers in the street
None of that will trickle down
Chorus;Which side are you on? (2X)
We came here for liberty
To change a damned disgrace
Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge
Got night sticks in our face
The politicos and the bankers
Are having too much fun
We’re out here on the street today
To put them on the run
Oh, people can you stand it,
Tell me if you can
Will we fight here on the street
Or beg with cap in hand?
Tell them up in Washington
Let them hear it ‘cross the land
We’ve been too long divided
United we’ll make our stand
It’s called the New York Stock Exchange
They all work out of sight
Money goes from their left hand
Directly to their right
We send our deepest thanks to you
We know you will not fall
They cops could take us one by one
But they sure can’t take us all
You say you love this country,
I hope to God that’s true,
But do you think those politicians,
Give a damn about you.
Come all you brave New Yorkers,
I’ve a truth that I must tell,
If you don’t fight for this country,
You’ll watch it go to hell.