Budget crunch talk as the globe warms,
Budget crunch talk as they dilly-dally,
Budget crunch talk on the bube tube,
Budget crunch talk is a scam.
There's the wild fires and the dust bowl,
And the heat waves and the hurricanes,
And the pols seem but to dilly-dally,
And they all want just the same.

Budget crunch talk on the bube tube,
Budget crunch talk but to dilly-dally,
Budget crunch talk, budget crunch talk,
Budget crunch talk is a scam.
There's the Blue Dogs and the Red Dogs,
And the Dem talk and the Repub talk,
And they all seem but to dilly-dally,
And they all want just the same.

See the hucksters on the bube tube
Carry water for the ruling class —.
Medicare cuts, Medicaid cuts,
Payoffs for gigantic greed.
And there's home loans and there's student loans,
And the debt collectors agencies,
'Cuz the rich need their entitlements —.
Let the common good be damned!

With austerity and with deep cuts,
They shall tear up social safety nets —.
For all drama 'bout posterity,
Budget crunch talk is a scam.
With their pipelines and their tarsands,
They will sell off the en vironment,
But they don't care 'bout posterity —,
As they buy and sell the Earth.

Granny Paige and the Raging Grannies of Greater Westerly, Rhode Island