-Tom Russell
I got 800 miles of bolted border
Right outside my door
There's Minutemen* in little pickup trucks
Who declared their own dang war
Now the government wants to build a barrier
Like ol' Berlin, 8 feet tall
But if Uncle Sam sends the illegals home
Who's gonna build the wall?
Who's gonna build your wall, boys
Who's gonna mow your lawn
Who's gonna cook your Mexican food
When your Mexican maid is gone
Who's gonna wax your floors tonight
Down at the local mall
Who's gonna wash your baby's face
Who's gonna build your wall?
I ain't got no politics
So don't lay that rap on me
Left wing, right wing, up wing, down
I see strip malls from sea to shining sea
It's the fat cat white developer
Who's created this whole damn squall
It's the pyramid scheme of dirty jobs
And who's gonna build your wall?
Who's gonna build your wall, boys
Who's gonna mow your lawn
Who's gonna cook your Mexican food
When your Mexican maid is gone
Who's gonna wax your floors tonight
Down at the local mall
Who's gonna wash your baby's face
Who's gonna build your wall?
We've got fundamentalist Muslims
We've got fundamentalist Jews
We've got fundamentalist Christians
They'll blow the whole thing up for you
But as I travel around this big ol' world
There's one thing that I most fear
It's a white man in a golf shirt
With a cell phone in his ear
Who's gonna build your wall, boys
Who's gonna mow your lawn
Who's gonna cook your Mexican food
When your Mexican maid is gone
Who's gonna wax your floors tonight
Down at the local mall
Who's gonna wash your baby's face
Who's gonna build your wall?
Why Harsh Immigration Crackdowns Will Never Work from AlterNet.
Note: I've remembered where I first saw this, over at Sharp Sand. Just want to give Joe the shout out he deserves.
*May have to scroll down a bit on this link.
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