Sunday, November 2, 2025

I Ain't Gonna Work On Maga's Farm No More

I Ain't

No, I ain’t gonna work for Maga's brother no more
Well, he hands you a nickel
He hands you a dime

He asks you with a grin
If you’re havin’ a good time
Then he fines you every time you slam the door
I ain’t gonna work for Maga's brother no more

I ain’t gonna work for Maga's pa no more
No, I ain’t gonna work for Maga's pa no more
Well, he puts his cigar
Out in your face just for kicks
His bedroom window
It is made out of bricks
The National Guard stands around his door
Ah, I ain’t gonna work for Maga's pa no more

I ain’t gonna work for Maga's ma no more
No, I ain’t gonna work for Maga's ma no more
Well, she talks to all the servants
About man and God and law
Everybody says
She’s the brains behind pa
She’s sixty-eight, but she says she’s twenty-four
I ain’t gonna work for Maga's ma no more

I ain’t gonna work on Maga's farm no more
No, I ain’t gonna work on Maga's farm no more
Well, I try my best
To be just like I am
But everybody wants you
To be just like them
They sing while you slave and I just get bored
I ain’t gonna work on Maga's farm no more

(Bob Dylan).




2 comments:

  1. miss maga is pondering changing the national anthem to a song by a Canadian band as they burn down the west bank so it matches the east bank. Here is that anthem (Link)

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  2. Anon: "In an interview with New Musical Express on December 8, 2007, Win Butler said this on the topic of rebellion: '90 percent of what people are forced to listen to in a day is someone trying to force them to buy something that they don’t need. At a certain point you’ve got to say, ‘shut up.’ It’s like someone poking you in the face all the time. You can just ignore it and try to go about your life in a certain way or say, ‘stop hitting me.’ You have to say, ‘Stop! Stop! Stop hitting me. Stop pushing me.’ I think that’s rebellion. People should rebel against us. ‘Oh, we’re better than Arcade Fire, we’re not going to use guitars, we’re going to use some sampling program and make music that’s better than those a–holes.’ 'You know what I mean? That’s really important.'" (Genius).

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