ALMIGHTY DOLLAR

Original song by Michael J. DeRosa and his band MATOAKA
Lyrics and music by Michael Joseph DeRosa
In the land of the American
the spirit of the free lives on.
In this we are one.
But a tyrant took the land we love
And he conquered all the free and brave
And turned us into slaves

Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey ya hey yah ho
Almighty Dollar let my people go.
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey ya hey yah ho
Almighty Dollar let my people go.
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey ya hey yah ho
Almighty Dollar let my people go-o-o-o!

Come to the land of the American to
A place where milk and honey flow.
So, the story’s been told.
But money mesmerized people’s minds
And for a broken promised god of gold,
The American is sold!

Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey ya hey yah ho
Almighty Dollar let my people go.
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey ya hey yah ho
Almighty Dollar let my people go.
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey ya hey yah ho
Almighty Dollar let my people go-o-o-o!

We were bred to believe in
The land of the American.
We were fed with the foods of
Love and life and liberty.
Now we’re feeding the flames of
A fiery monster made by man.
Who makes freedom a myth
In the land of the American!

Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey ya hey yah ho
Almighty Dollar let my people go.
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey ya hey yah ho
Almighty Dollar let my people go.
Hey ya, Hey ya, Hey ya hey yah ho
Almighty Dollar let my people go-o-o-o!