Peggy Seeger - For A Job lyrics

He'd give the world for a job 'Cause the job's his world The earth's his oyster, he's the pearl Gives him something to do, money in hand Without a job a man's not a man A man needs a job Man on a mountain Tearing that mountain down Man in a forest Building another town The world is his wherever he goes To do what he wants with 'Cause the world owes every man a job What would he give for a job? His heart and his lungs Mutilate his body Father mutant sons Silicon and lint, espestis and coal The world wants life, man wants control But he'd give up life for a job Ivory hunter, nuclear engineer Rain forest logger, arms trader, financier Makers of junk food, acid rain, CFCs And all those things that bring d**h and disease Made to waste, made without hate Nobody needs all of those things So is a job just a job? He'd give the world for a job He's runnin' wild Blind fold, brainwashed, Self centered, Pavlov's child Turn forest to desert Turn heaven to hell Turn home into nothing Will we live to tell how we gave the world for a job The whole world for a job We gave the world for a job