Water’s so smart here that it runs uphill
On the Corporation farm
Ocean’s an ashtray there’s no way to fill
On the Corporation farm
Mountains had better learn to get out of the way
‘Cause us guys don’t care if the skies are cloudy all day
And the buffalo don’t roam unless we say it’s OK, no harm -- OTCF
Your Daddies all worked here since the last World War -- OTCF
Turned out so good we started plannin’ more -- OTCF
We stole the brightest brains from every former enemy
And the stuff they’re comin’ up with is sure somethin’ to see
And we’re bettin’ all we got that the third time will be
the charm for the Coporation Farm
We’re just small-town boys here, but we done real good -- OTCF
Had one road-side stand and now even Hollywood is OTCF
We can suck the bucks out of a rock before you can turn around
We can make a man a king or we can put him in the ground
Shot the astronauts through heaven and brought most of them back down unharmed -- OTCF
We’ve got the largest coaxial cable concern
In the sixteen western states
And we can show you the latest Beirut baby to burn
Or the President’s handsome face
And the water’s so smart here that it runs uphill -- OTCF
The sky is just an ashtray there’s no way to fill -- OTCF
Not even we know how far our influence goes
The smell of us will cling to every single wind that blows
And we’ll keep pushing on no matter how much God grows alarmed
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