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Don't be like your daddy Don't be, Don't be ya daddy
Mr. Pinstriped greedy Forgot about the needy
Mr. Toupee Wacky Another Corporate Hacky
Don't be a Robber Barron Show the world your sharin'
Sell a house for a nickel Split a lobster and a pickle
Don't be like your daddy Or your grand pappy
I'm going to spit out a tale About ya daddy and a and a big-*** whale
They both gobbled up everything in their path Creating nothing but havoc and wrath
The whale got full and swam away Ya daddy just bragged every damn day
Didn't have time to help his bro Just sat back and watched his money grow
Made his NY hotels so very pretty Where I come from that is a pity
Makes me wanna yell out a Tweet Viva La Occupy Wall-Street
Crook, cheat, flimflam con-man Lucky he didn't land in the can
The D forgot about the important things in life
t's not about revenge, bombast and strife But Fairness, Compassion, helping a stranger
Why praise God and then destroy your neighbor You can see what I say is true
Don't let the negative misguide you It's hard to be the good-guy
But we all hope that-you-try
Don't be like your daddy Don't be, Don't be ya daddy
Mr. Pinstriped greedy He forgot about the needy
Mr. Toupee Wacky Another Corporate Hacky
Don't be a Robber Barron Show the world that your sharin'
Sell a house for a nickel Split a lobster and a pickle
Don't be your daddy Or your granddaddy
Listen to me because I have a plan I'm not Adrian the elevator man
I'm giving you the game You'll need more than just the name
If you want to make your mark Just donate a city park
No need to be a snob Hire a Latino for the Job
Don't throw a dime at ya mother Give a lease to a brother
No matter what you choose Never set yourself-up to loose
Don't go out like your uncle did Slamming *** without a lid
He tried to soar and reach the sky A washed-up pilot just couldn't fly
Al-Co-Hol -Ate --His- Lunch Knocked him down faster than a Tyson punch
A flying maintenance man *** Died a stone cold, average JOE loser?
***, Drink, Moonshine, Whisky It's all good, but why be an Alky?
Fred is dead And that's all I said
Don't be like ya daddy Don't be, Don't be ya daddy
Mr. Pinstriped greedy Forgot about the needy
Mr. Toupee Wacky Another Corporate Hacky
Don't be a Robber Barron Show the world you are sharin'
Sell a house for a nickel Split a lobster and a pickle
Don't be your daddy Or ya Grand-Pappy
Can't always have it his own way To ya daddy I would say
Think we don't know who-you-are? Put some money on the bar
John Barron and Mister Greene All names that can't be seen
Have a list of what you took Written down inside a book
Days will come and days will go Just cause it's legal doesn't make it so
Play your cards till the end Fate can stall but not bend
Someday I hope you ask your dad Ever think of those that never had?
Looking down from the Penthouse door Do you even see the poor?
As you grow older you will think of this Bout donating things you'll never miss
The last thing I'll say to you Involves the deeds you may do
Remember the folks along the block The ones who toil round the clock
How would you feel every day? If you had to work for their pay.