Brother Can You Spare a FRAUD?

See below lyrics for notes on how I came to write and record this song, and who helped me.

Brother, Can you Spare a F.R.A.U.D.?
(c) 2009 Dan Litwin

VERSE
Yeah, I remember pennies that you wouldn't want to lose.
Yeah, I remember, quarters made of silver through and through.
When dollars had real gold on hand, to guarantee their worth,
yeah more than just some promise from the Federal Reserve...

They print a trillion in one day, but say we're not allowed to know,
exactly how it is they have distributed the dough!
Our Leader seems to favor an expansion of their game,
but people want to know what's going on in their good name...

CHORUS
Yeah, it's a F.R.A.U.D. nobody should applaud,
'cause honest money saw the firing squad.
I hate to prod, but give a nod, I know it sounds a little odd,
but tell me brother, can you spare a F.R.A.U.D.?

VERSE
For now I spend the garbage that the Fed insists is cash.
Am I too harsh? It seems they held more value in the past.
Most people are just starting now to wake up to the facts
of how the money-makers rip us off and let us crash...

So let's do something drastic, coins made outa plastic!
What's a nickel worth, anyway, with no nickel added?
Yeah let's make quarters blue, 'cause silver sure aint true.
Call me old fashioned, but they just dont seem to
make 'em like they used to...

CHORUS
Yeah, it's a F.R.A.U.D. nobody should applaud,
'cause honest money saw the firing squad.
I hate to prod, but give a nod, I know it sounds a little odd,
but tell me brother, can you spare a F.R.A.U.D.?

F.R.A.U.D. = The Federal Reserve's Accounting Unit: the Dollar.

How this song came about:

In late April of 2009, Jim Babka of www.DownsizeDC.org asked me if I could write a song about our dishonest money system. He also suggested the title and the acronym "FRAUD". But Jim says the acronym was mentioned to him by Joe Cobb, originally.

The filming took place on August 9th, 2009. The camera work, lighting, and general direction on filming day were the excellent work of my great friend Paul Harris. Thanks, Paul!

After the filming, I did all the editing myself.

As master producer (!), it was my own brilliant idea to use the TV clip that you see in the middle of the song. Funny, huh?

I'd like to thank John Hollowach for help with the rendering process.

I'd also like to thank Doug McClure, my kids, and my girlfriend Debbie for their early feedback during the writing and editing process.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Federal Reserve
• Dan Litwin
• FRAUD
• Fed
• Dollar
• fiat currency
• gold standard
• hr 1207
• Ron Paul
• Campaign for Liberty
• DownsizeDC
• audit
• End the Fed
• Frank Zappa

[RDW1455]

The Federal Reserve is about as Federal as the FedEX packaging company is.

Someone should order a cease and desist and stop the illegal practice then send them all to prison for life where they all belong or better yet line them all up against a wall and have a public execution by firing squad for treason.

[DanaLitwin]

Stopping them from hurting us would be enough for me.

Bringing them up for charges, after that. I hope that's what you meant, and that we never forget to hold a fair trial for those at the Fed - or anyone else - before passing sentence on them.

We could end up being treated poorly in the future based on whatever precedent we set for real criminals now.

Thanks,

Dan

[dfisk79]

I liked the Gilligan's Island clip. That said it all.

[TanasiTwo]

Wake up, America!!

Great vid!!!

2010 and 2012 VOTE ALL INCUMBENTS OUT of OFFICE.

[djlbmw1992]

GOOD VID --

[LylythTV]

✰✰✰✰✰+++++

Respect !!! Hell Yeah !!!

Merci boucoup !!!

[katnpaulha]

coins made out of plastic... never! What? Plastic coins... why I oughta...

[TheRealDerfMan]

I like this dude!! Looks like Zappa a little, too! Great song!!!

[happyjack39]

You Walk The Walk, and You Talk the Talk !!!!!!! :)

[RDW1455]

Well Dan thats what I meant. Give them all a fair trial...then hang them! Leastwise all the guilty ones. I doubt there are many innocent in the Federal Reserve otherwise they would have open all their books to be reviewed by anyone who feels they are not to be trusted! If they were innocent they would have opened their books long ago.

[sheema56]

I like the idea of guillotines lined up on the national mall lawn better.

[AStarSpangledGirl]

TheQuestioner....I see why you picked that name for yourself. STOP questioning and show your support....dang it!!!

[AStarSpangledGirl]

very cool....and my fav was the Gilligan clip...very appropriate since it seems the US is turning into a "Banana Republic"

[dawntreader3]

The lyrics for this song are so true.