Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
Billy Bragg and Wilco
In Woody Guthrie’s classic tale of post-Great Depression banking, the story of the “jolly” banker is cast. Traveling across the Midwest, the banker switches from a friendly support for starving farmers to a penny pinching shark, ready to repossess at a moment’s notice. Guthrie’s typical sarcasm blee...
[Verse 1]
My name is Tom Cranker and I'm a jolly banker
I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
I safeguard the farmers and widows and orphans
Singin' I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
[Verse 2]
When dust storms are sailing and crops they are failing
I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
I check up your shortage and bring down your mortgage
Singin' I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
[Verse 3]
When money you're needing and mouths you are feeding
I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
I'll plaster your home with a furniture loan
Singin' I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
[Verse 4]
If you show me you need it, I'll let you have credit
I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
Just bring me back two for the one I lend you
Singin' I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
[Verse 5]
When your car you're losin', and sadly you're cruisin'
I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
I'll come and foreclose, get your car and your clothes
Singin' I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
[Verse 6]
When the bugs get your cotton, the times they are rotten
I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
I'll come down and help you, I'll rape you and scalp you
Singin' I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
[Verse 7]
When the landlords abuse you or sadly misuse you
I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
I'll send down the police chief to keep you from mischief
Singin' I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I
The Jolly Banker was written by Woody Guthrie.
The Jolly Banker was produced by Jason Tobias & Jim Scott.
Billy Bragg and Wilco released The Jolly Banker on Fri Nov 29 2013.