Wal-Mart Nation - MC Lars

lyrics:

Come gather around kids...
Did you know that everythings bigger here in America
We've got the biggest cars, the biggest buildings
And even the biggest corporate empires
Why don't I tell you a story about a store,
Started in Arkansas about 40 years ago
And this store would become one of the biggest corporations in the country
But you know what they always say... Nothing is ever perfect

Fred Johnson is barely getting by in life
He's got 4 different kids with 4 different wives
Just a working class man, the backbone of america
Who's gotta feed his progeny Mary, Mark and Erica
Mark has the flu and Mary's got an ear infection
So Fred gets a job at Wal-mart in the home and garden section
Wishes he were compensated when he worked overtime
Or at least he'd be paid above the poverty line
He's got mouths to feed, alimony to pay
So he shows up on time and goes home late every day
When he gets his first check he can't believe his eyes
Like he was Piggy and Wal-mart was Lord of the Flies
He's a hard working dude but can't understand
Why the Wal's worth 10 billion and he's still a starving man
He qualifies for medical in 2 more years
But for now he uses Tylenol to ease his kids tears
(now remind me why I took this job again)

(chorus)
This is how we do it in a wal-mart nation
Corporate ethics out the door in a wal-mart nation
Shutting down the mom and pop's with no hesitation
Pay our workers next to nothing in a wal-mart nation
Welcome to the high cost of a low price... we're here to stay

Yo ho, yo ho a Wal-mart life for me
But predatory pricing is corporate piracy
But hey we let it go cause the prices are so low
They sell discounts by the pound and it just goes to show
A corporate empire for the modern ages
But now they pay Americans third world wages
The sweatshirt that you bought in South Carolina
Was made in a sweatshop in Beijing, China
Spending Billions a year on Chinese trade
It supports the deficit but but Robbie Waltons got it made
They give millions to the president and he loves them back
How can democrats complain when they even hire blacks
Sex discrimination, women never get promotions (never)
Employ illegal aliens, never a commotion
With the Christian right, so thier contraseptive free
Veggie-Tales on DVD won't prevent teen pregnancy (Sorry Ladies)

(Chorus)

(in an unprecedented acquisition Wal-mart has purchased the entire city of New York. Discussions are now underway to change the cities name to New Wal-Mart.
New York Citizens are reminded the company has nothing but benevolent intentions for them and if they don't like it they are free to leave)

Dear Fred,
We'd like to thank you for your long term dedication
Working 20 years in the same location
To show appreciation for being on our team
Heres a coupon for 2 pints of chocolate ice cream
Freds almost 80 mow with a painful Pleurisy
No more currency in social security
His kids work @ wal-mart, what else would they do?
Cause no one else is hiring in 2062 (go wal-mart, it's your birthday)

(Chorus)

Well kids that's the story of wal-mart...
Always low prices, always taking advantage of people.
Sleep tight now you hear?

Category:

Music

Tags:

• MC
• Lars
• Wal
• Mart
• Nation
• Nerdcore

[zygulpy]

OP is an idiot

the song is on 21 concepts

:|

[Nerdpower13]

Well sorry. When I posted it I did not know about that album and I couldn't find the song on any albums that I found online.

[mathian923]

consider this all you wal-mart fans. Lets say wal-mart prices things under every other store they knock out those stores and eventually end up being the only store selling groceries and the like. Do you know what thats called kiddies? A monopoly at that point they can price their goods whatever they like. Why? they have no competition either you buy from wal-mart or you go without in other words they end up being our masters. say whatever you like about this comment but it can happen.

[Dagdason]

Sam and his family can kiss my middle class ass

[cantstoptheseeker]

@whatupmaaan poverty is caused by explotation

[whatupmaaan]

@poeboy2 that makes no sense. farming was what the south was known for while factories were primarily in cities up north. the north still has factories, south still has farms. walmart has nothing to do with it. wages are pretty much the same around the nation, as for outsourcing that's been going on since forever.

[poeboy2]

@whatupmaaan Good luck with hanging your hat on the education angle. I know many college graduates who still can't find a good job. In this economy it isn't just a bunch of drug using, uneducated losers in retail. As for the poor areas of this nation, they are that way because factories have closed down and moved to places where wages are very low. You can thank Walmart and other retailers, plus the politicians who are in the pocket of big business, for that. They sold us out for $

[whatupmaaan]

@poeboy2 dumbass. most jobs that dont require education pay minimum wages. it's kinda what happens when you decide to sit at home and smoke pot instead of do something with your life. and the poor areas of the nation are what they are because we as a nation constantly ignore them. why dont you go see for yourself instead of trying to act smart on the internet, ok?

[poeboy2]

@poeboy2 Hobby Lobby says that their new employees will make at least $8 per hour for part time and $11 for full time. At our local Walmart stores their starting wage for many positions is minimum wage, which is $7.25. Plus everyone is part time at our Walmarts, so you're lucky to get 33 hours per week. If Hobby Lobby, which is a much smaller retailer, can afford to pay higher wages, then Walmart can afford it.

[poeboy2]

@whatupmaaan Do you realize that in poor areas of the nation Walmart often helped to create the poor conditions? Walmart pays less than many retailers in order to keep profits higher for their stock holders. A study found that Walmart destroys 1.4 jobs for every one it creates. So they are driving down wages and as a result their new employees are pretty much forced to shop there. It is win-win for Walmart and lose-lose for our nation in the long term.

[whatupmaaan]

do you realize that in the poor parts of this country walmart provides incredible service and convenience which independent store might not be able to pull off? mc lars is just another fake underground rapper (if i could even call him that)

[vampireprince5006]

Whom here has read the pendragon series and has gotten to the book about BLOK, doesnt it seem a little too familiar? if you dont know what im talking about Message me and ill explain lol

[mrmagicwaffles]

@OddRobb So true.