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Gentrification Rag

from Two Hands // Songs of Resistance by Eric George

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Gentrification Rag


The coffee's better
But you don't know your neighbor
This old brew's got a mighty good flavor
Hey bartender won't you fill my cup

They're gonna kick out the riffraff
And build it up

Long gone the songs and the jokes
This old town's outgrown its folks
They never can tell when enough is enough
They're gonna kick out the riffraff
And build it up

The streets are cleaner
But the people are meaner
Trying to make the fake grass look greener
The landlord smiles and winks at the cop

They're gonna kick out the riffraff
And build it up

(Chorus)

The hotels are bigger
But the homeless shiver
The cop's finger lives
Right on that trigger
They figured out a way
To make it to the top

They're gonna kick out the riffraff
And build it up

Long gone the songs and the jokes
This old town's outgrown its folks
They never can tell when enough is enough
They're gonna kick out the riffraff
And build it up

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from Two Hands // Songs of Resistance, released June 29, 2018

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Eric George Burlington, Vermont

Eric George is a Vermont-based songwriter, sound engineer, and performer of original music and poetry. One of the most prolific folk musicians of the Northeast music scene, he is intent upon maintaining the integrity of American folk music while taking a contemporary approach to songwriting. ... more

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