Money & Corruption / I Am Your Man Lyrics - Kinks

(Sung by Chorus) 

We are sick and tired 

Of being promised this and that. 

We work all day, we sweat and slave 

To keep the wealthy fat. 

They fill our heads with promises 

And bamboozle us with facts, 

Then they put on false sincerity 

Then they laugh behind our backs. 

1st Chorus 

Money and Corruption 

Are ruining the land 

Crooked politicians 

Betray the working man, 

Pocketing the profits 

And treating us like sheep, 

And we're tired of hearing promises 

That we know they'll never keep. 

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Money and Corruption 

(Etc. repeat 1st Chorus above) 

Promises, promises, all we get are promises. 

Show us a man who'll understand us, guide us and lead us. 

We are sick and tired 

Of having to ask them cap in hand 

We crawl on the floor 

We beg for more, 

but still we are ignored. 

We're tired of being herded 

Like a mindless flock of sheep 

And we're tired of hearing promises 

That we know they'll never keep. 

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1st Chorus 

Money and Corruption 

Are ruining the land 

Crooked politicians 

Betray the working man, 

Pocketing the profits 

And treating us like sheep, 

And we're tired of hearing promises 

We know they'll never keep. 

We've got to stand together 

Every woman, every man, 

Because money and corruption are ruining the land. 

Show us a man who'll be our Saviour and will lead us. 

Show us a man who'll understand us, guide us and lead us. 

Show us a man. 

Workers of the nation unite. 

Workers of the nation unite. 

(Mr. Black sings) 

I visualise a day when people will be free 

And we'll be living in a new society. 

No class distinction, no slums or poverty 

I have a vision of a new society. 

And every home will have a stereo and TV, 

a deep freeze, quadrasonic and a washing machine. 

So workers of the nation unite. 

I am your man 

I'll work out a five-year plan 

So vote for me brothers 

And I will save this land 

And we will nationalise the wealthy companies 

And all the directors will be answerable to me, 

There'll be no shirking of responsibilities 

So people of the nation unite. 

Union Man I'll work with you hand in hand 

For we're all brothers to our Union Man. 

I am your man, 

Oh God how I love this land, 

So join together save the Fatherland. 

I visualize a day when people will be free 

And we'll be living in a new society. 

No class distinction, no slums or poverty, 

So workers of the nation unite, 

Workers of the nation unite, 

People of the nation unite.