High Ground
from Klezmer Mongrels by Geoff Berner
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lyrics
Wealthy people like to live, live near the water,
They’ll pass their real estate down to the their sons
and their daughters.
Generations of happy, just enjoying the view,
But when the waters start rising, you know what
they’re gonna do:
The Rich will move to the high ground.
The Rich will move to the high ground.
Oh, oh, look at your town,
The Rich will move to the high ground.
All those singers and actors and philanthropists
Say the poor are at the top of their priority list,
But when the levees start breaking, and the barriers
fall,
Where will they be when we come to pay a courtesy
call?
With their mistresses, wives, pets, children and all,
At the top of a hill, behind a fortified wall.
The Rich will move to the high ground.
The Rich will move to the high ground.
Oh, oh, look at your town,
The Rich will move to the high ground.
With every sad number that the scientists find,
You get the feeling that some people really don’t mind
To see a new feudal age for the whole human race,
Cause the rabble will finally be all back in their
place.
There’ll be no revolution, we’ll be weak as wet
mouses,
Begging them to let our children serve in their
houses.
The Rich will move to the high ground.
The Rich will move to the high ground.
Oh, oh, look at your town,
The Rich will move to the high ground.
They’ll pass their real estate down to the their sons
and their daughters.
Generations of happy, just enjoying the view,
But when the waters start rising, you know what
they’re gonna do:
The Rich will move to the high ground.
The Rich will move to the high ground.
Oh, oh, look at your town,
The Rich will move to the high ground.
All those singers and actors and philanthropists
Say the poor are at the top of their priority list,
But when the levees start breaking, and the barriers
fall,
Where will they be when we come to pay a courtesy
call?
With their mistresses, wives, pets, children and all,
At the top of a hill, behind a fortified wall.
The Rich will move to the high ground.
The Rich will move to the high ground.
Oh, oh, look at your town,
The Rich will move to the high ground.
With every sad number that the scientists find,
You get the feeling that some people really don’t mind
To see a new feudal age for the whole human race,
Cause the rabble will finally be all back in their
place.
There’ll be no revolution, we’ll be weak as wet
mouses,
Begging them to let our children serve in their
houses.
The Rich will move to the high ground.
The Rich will move to the high ground.
Oh, oh, look at your town,
The Rich will move to the high ground.
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from Klezmer Mongrels,
released January 25, 2009
Words and Music by: Geoff Berner
Words and Music by: Geoff Berner
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Geoff Berner Vancouver, British Columbia
Singer / songwriter / accordionist / novelist Geoff Berner's music combines klezmer, punk, political satire and Balkan dance rhythms. He writes sharp, literate songs that make you want to weep, laugh, grind your teeth, or kick out a window - often all at the same time. Having built a cult following with his weirdly compelling stage presence, G.B. has a strange ability to create fun chaos. ... more
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