Taxman
Taxman's Toll: A Musical Critique on Society's Burdens
Lyrics
I pay my gardener to clean up my garden
I hire someone to maintain my garden.
I pay my doctor to check out da other ting
I pay a doctor for medical examinations.
I pay my lawyer to fight for my rights
I employ a lawyer to defend my rights.
And I pay my bodyguard to guard my body
I compensate a bodyguard to protect me.
There's only one man I pay
I have only one person I pay.
But I don't know what I'm paying for
I'm uncertain about the purpose of my payment.
I'm talking about the taxman
Referring to the taxman, a government official responsible for collecting taxes.
I'm talking about the taxman
Reiteration of mentioning the taxman.
I'm talking about the taxman
Continued reference to the taxman.
What have you done for me lately
Questioning the contributions of the taxman recently.
Mr Taxman
Addressing the taxman as "Mr. Taxman."
What have you done for me lately
Continued inquiry into the recent actions of the taxman.
Mr Taxman
Repetition of questioning the taxman's recent deeds.
What have you done for me lately
Continued questioning about the taxman's recent actions.
Mr Taxman
Reiteration of asking what the taxman has done lately.
What have you done for me lately
Once again, questioning the recent activities of the taxman.
Mr Taxman
Continued inquiry into the recent actions of the taxman.
You take from the rich, take from the poor
Accusing the taxman of taking from both the rich and the poor.
You even take from me, can't understand it now
Expressing confusion about why the taxman takes from the speaker.
I pay for the police to, err...I don't know why
Stating that the speaker pays for the police without understanding why.
'Cause if my dollar was good enough
If the speaker's money had value, there would be less crime.
There wouldn't be so much crime in the streets
Implying that crime persists despite the money spent on the police.
They tell me you're a fat man
Describing the taxman as overweight and always taking without giving.
And you always take and never give
Continued criticism of the taxman's one-sided actions.
What have you done for me lately
Repetition of the question regarding the taxman's recent contributions.
Mr Taxman
Addressing the taxman once again with the same inquiry.
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