Let the Sunshine Tom Paxton

All of the fat cats, fur coats, brass hats
Got a big investment in the energy scam
Tell it to the banker, buy a supertanker
Where you get the money? Well, you get it off of Sam
Let Uncle sign a note, fill up your big boat
You bring it to the harbor then you let it sit a while
You won't have too long to wait until the prices escalate
And then you sell your oil and you make yourself a pile
Then you can allow yourself to smile


Let the sunshine heat up the water
Let all the water turn into steam
Let the steam drive all the generators
Keepin' all the engines hummin' like a dream

What the boys don't want, can't have, won't want
Don't want anybody gettin' power from the sun
No way to squeeze tight, corner all the sunlight
Wrap it up and sell it, yes, and charge everyone
Everyday it rises in the skies - you can bet on it
You can set your watch by it - happens every time
Shines on the poor folks, my folks, your folks
Happens every morning and it doesn't cost a dime
And that to the hustlers is a crime