R.E.M. - Green Grow the Rushes lyrics
[R.E.M. - Green Grow the Rushes lyrics]
They've found some surplus cheaper hands
Rubbing palms and pick and choose
Who will they choose? Here is the news
Look at that building look at this man
Haloed and whitewashed
Gone to find a cheaper hand
He'll offer a pound offer a pound
Green grow the rushes go
Green grow the rushes go
Green grow the rushes go
The compass points the workers home
Pay for your freedom or find another gate
Guilt by associate
The rushes wilted a long time ago
Guilty as you go
Stay off that highway
Word is, it's not so safe
The grasses that hide the greenback
The amber waves of gain again
The amber waves of grain
Green grow the rushes go
Green grow the rushes go
Green grow the rushes go
The compass points the workers home
La la la la la lye (Green grow the rushes go)
La la la la la lye (Green grow the rushes go)
La la la la la lye (Green grow the rushes go)
La la la la la lye (Green grow the rushes go)
La la la la la lye (Green grow the rushes go)
La la la la la lye (Green grow the rushes go)
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