Banks of Marble

[shoepixie]

Fantastic song, just brilliant. How sad, that even today this song should remain so very relevant!

[blairgoodman]

I've traveled 'round this country from shore to shining shore It really made me wonder the things I heard and saw I saw the weary farmer plowing sod and loam l heard the auction hammer just a-knocking down his 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

[ASLforever100]

Please add English subtitle for people who can't hear you. Please

[xenubarb]

It's back and it's relevant to today's problems. Ever feel like you're on a hamster wheel watching the same stuff roll by over and over?

[biastg]

Written by Les Rice in 1950. Rice, I believe, was a neighbor of the Seeger family in Beacon, NY. The best version of this song, IMO, was done by the Weavers, including Pete Seeger playing the 5-string banjo.

[moellerborn]

excellent video, needs to be watched by more people these days....please join the opposition to extend the bush tax cuts on bernie sanders facebook page....

[smeejit]

<3 Pete Seeger.