"The Great Society" lyrics - HANK THOMPSON
There ain't no place for me in your great society
I'd rather be free than to take your charity
While livin' it up you're givin' up responsibility
And there ain't no place for me in your great society
Your old rich uncle died and named you in his will
You fell heir to all of his cash and that big house on the hill
You climbed that social ladder like a monkey climbs a tree
You're the newest rage on the Sunday page in the great society
There ain't no place for me in your great society...
You heart's down in the basement your head above the roof
Your brand new friends are genuine just about a hundred proof
You never take a second look at old friends cross the tracks
But I knew you when your underwear was made out of flour sacks
There ain't no place for me in your great society...
And there ain't no place for me in your great society
On Tap, In The Can Or In The Bottle (1968)
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- He's Got A Way With Women
- No. 1 On The Hurt Parade
- Love Walked Out Before She Did
- I'll Set My Teardrops To Music
- The Big One Got Away
- Where Is The Circus (Here Comes The Clown)
- If I Lose You Tomorrow
- I've Got A Date With A Teardrop
- The Great Society
- Let The Four Winds Choose
- Lend Me A Dollar