Medicare Blues
(with thanks to Elvis for the tune)
em = By Phil Shannon
Oh, people let's reform
your costly Medicare
Put a few co-payments in
and watch it shred 'n' tear
Oh let's reform
your ... Medicare
I don't want to be a Hewson
'cause Hewsons play too rough
I'll just be a "Left" MP
'cause we talk social justice
... but act as tough
It's only two fifty
and that you can all spare
And if you fall there's a safety net
as you drop through the air
oh, let's reform
your ... Medicare
I don't want to be a Liberal
'cause they suck up to wealth
I prefer to tax and charge
the working class to pay for
... their "free" health
I am a preacher man
I keep wolves from the door
I like the sick and the lame
I really love the poor
So much I will
make ... many more
I ain't no socialist
they're soft as teddy bears
I just want to try austerity
on your jobs, your schools and
... your Medicares