“No Banker Left Behind” (2011)

Although Ry Cooder has long been a perceptive chronicler of Americana, he had generally steered clear of political topics. But with the crash of 2008 and the subsequent criminal bailout of banksters, executives, and other notorious fraudsters, he realized that there was “something you can do other than just sit and fume about everything.”

So, Cooder picked up his sword-pen and his guitar, and wrote this clever song skewering those who destroyed the economy and got rewarded for it.

A Sleek, Juicy Gravy Train … Reserved for Banksters

When the shit hit the fan, putting the nation and all of its citizens at risk, the powers-that-be stepped up and saved … the bankers.

But the poor, the middle class, and even the not-so-rich were tossed aside and left behind. The wealthiest nation in the history of the world did not have enough resources to save those less-fortunate citizens, or even assist them.

But when the next big, sleek, juicy gravy train left the station, no banker was left behind. Hallelujah! _{(Image source)}

Ry Cooder

Cooder is a US musician who is known for his broad range of interests, primarily centered around “roots” music. He plays a variety of plucked stringed instruments, and has performed with everyone from John Lee Hooker and The Rolling Stones to The Chieftains and Captain Beefheart.

On Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” Cooder ranked at Number 8.

His resume is long, and very impressive. _{(Image source)}

My telephone rang one evening, my buddy called for me

Said the bankers are all leavin', you better come round and see

Its startling revelation, they robbed the nation blind

They're all down at the station, no banker left behind

No banker, no banker, no banker could I find

They were all down at the station, no banker left behind

Well, the bankers called a meetin', to the White House they went one day

They was going to call on the president, in a quiet and a sociable way

The afternoon was sunny and the weather it was fine

They counted all our money, and no banker was left behind

No banker, no banker, no banker could I find

They were all down at the White House, no banker was left behind

Well, I hear the whistle blowin', it plays a happy tune
The conductor is calling "All aboard, we'll be leavin' soon”
With champagne and shrimp cocktails and that's not all you'll find
There's a billion-dollar bonus, and no banker left behind
No banker, no banker, no banker could I find
When the train pulled out next mornin', no banker was left behind
No banker, no banker, no banker could I find
When the train pulled out next mornin', no banker was left behind
No banker, no banker, no banker could I find
They were all down at the station, no banker left behind
No banker, no banker, no banker could I find
When the train pulled out next mornin', no banker was left behind
  _{(Image source)} _{Lyrics by Ry Cooder, courtesy of – AZLyrics.com

Reference – Wikipedia

Reference – Wikipedia

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