Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bankers - Remington Riders

I hope this doesn't blow my mortgage application, but here goes -- "Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bankers" by Jan Lewis to the tune of "Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" - by the Remington Riders. As featured on Willie Nelson's website (link below).

Lyrics written and sung by Jan Lewis

Jan Lewis: vocal, piano
Robert Berry: engineering, instruments
Erik Adelfred: video

Lyrics:

Chorus:
Mams, don't let your babies grow up to be bankers
Don't let 'em pick pockets to make the big bucks
Let 'em be cowboys, musicians, and such.
Mams, don't let your babies grow up to be bankers
Cause they'll make you a loan
And then steal your home
And everyone hates 'em so much.

Verse:
Money ain't easy to get and it's harder to hold
I keep my cash in the mattress just like it was gold
Bailout and bonuses, credit default swaps, the crooks always find a new way,
If you don't understand that, you'll lose all your money,
And the bankers get richer each day.

Chorus:
Mams, don't let your babies grow up to be bankers
Don't let 'em pick pockets to make the big bucks
Let 'em be cowboys, musicians, and such.
Mams, don't let your babies grow up to be bankers
Cause they'll make you a loan
And then steal your home
And everyone hates 'em so much.

They love to defraud,
They're just crooked, oh Lord,
And everyone hates 'em so much.

If you're from Goldman Sachs,
I bet ya cheat on your tax,
And the bankers get richer each day.

They'll steal you blind,
Time after time,
And the bankers get richer each day.

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Featured on Willie Nelson's website at http://willienelsonpri.com/peace/3150/mamas-dont-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-b.... Or at http://bit.ly/5uoY5J Besides the song, I provide some narrative as to how I really feel about this topic.

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Produced and published by Jan Lewis
copyright Jan Lewis 2009
all rights reserved

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[aaronmoravek]

We need some good bankster jokes

[bulbheadmyass]

@aaronmoravek OK, aaron, how's this one: 3 banksters - Lloyd Blankfein, Angelo Mozilo, and Jamie Dimon - walk into a firing squad.

[stellerrocker9]

the soundtrack for 2011 - love it x

[bulbheadmyass]

@stellerrocker9 Thanks, steller. Great comment. Indeed it is.

[txcrawl]

"Money ain't easy to get and it's harder to hold

I keep my cash in the mattress just like it was gold"

so they didn't need any banks to loan them money for the expensive studio equipment? what about rent/mortgage of the studio? took all that money they had stored up under their mattresses and purchased everything straight out? pfff...

ask any bum on the side of the road how comfortable he lives off of handouts..

[bulbheadmyass]

@txcrawl I use actual gold to buy things. It's the cash that I leave in the mattress. :o)

[kileer7]

ROFL! This is not my taste per se, but damn I love the lyrics! Thank you for sending me this video!

[VIDEOFEVERINC]

great song i love it!;)) xoxoxoxoxoxox

[freeseattle]

Excellent! It's got a good beat and great lyrics. You can dance to it. I give it a big 99%!

[judithnarz]

What do you say if a banker wants to commit suicide by jumping out of the window? "Hold on a second, take the trash with you downstairs."

[OhioDemocrat]

Loved it, and how true.

[hasbeensinger]

Love the twist on this.  I like it. Jim

[tomitstube]

i was laughing all the way thru this, nice voice too.

who couldn't make money when given billions with no interest? that's exactly what our tax dollars have been spent on, it's highway robbery by our corporate military state.

not my cup of tea but this was great!

[MrEC324]

That fractional reserve banking. Where banks can create money out of nothing, and loan it to you at interest.

[Snoopysunderground]

Did I say I liked this Jan? I really do.. it's freakin hilarious! Arrrrrriba!!  Long live the twisted minds of the Dr Demento enthusiasts!! :)

[Rogermiler]

Brilliant! I'm sure Willie and Waylon and the boys would love this!

[badfish13]

Thank you for this. It is a great rendition of a great song, and so fitting for what's going on right now. Maybe it will help get the message through to those stubborn hard to crack redneck types.