Oh, yessir Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why Yeah, yeah, yeah, ow Mimi, tell me about old Bull Mean and proud even praying in the pew Putting profits in the black with businessmen on Sunday Monday morning, beating prophets black and blue Remember Woodruff Par Where America's stepkids sang, "We Shall Overcome" And were corralled by cops under the Georgia-Pacific sign And hauled off down Andrew Young "Don't ever bite the fingers that feed you," Said Pilate, as he washed the invisible hand Be good, take care, and Godspeed you And, lest you forget it Don't ever trust the Company Man, yeah Hear the poets and professors Postulate how we all got so robbed All it takes is one wicked heart, a pile of money
And a chain of folks just doing their jobs "Don't ever bite the fingers that feed you," Said Pilate, as he washed the invisible hand Be good, take care, and Godspeed you And, lest you forget it Don't ever trust the Company Man, wooh "Don't say I didn't warn you," On the Mount we heard Him say "You've got to serve either me or him." We just turned and walked away, just turned "Don't ever bite the fingers that feed you," Said Pilate, as he washed the invisible hand Be good, take care, and Godspeed you And, lest you forget it Don't ever trust the Company Man, wooh Don't ever trust the Company Man, wooh Don't ever trust the Company Man Don't ever trust the Company Man