It's all going down, down, down The peasants reeling From a game of coins and crowns We're all feeling When they borrow for war No gold in store They just print more
Then our costs go up and our jobs go down Hunger goes up and hope goes down Then anger goes up and it all goes down, down, down
Gold and silver from the ground Five thousand years of money found Mine it up, melt it down A fair exchange to keep us sound Print it up and it all goes down
Kings and queens with golden crowns Five thousand years of empires founded Make some war, win some ground Just give us bread and circus clowns To keep us down