Electronic Plantation

Ya-Ha Ha Ho Ho Ho Shipped your job to Mexico But we got plans for all of you to re-train Pit the whole world against each other For who will work for the lowest wage The rest of you can die as epidemics rage Worked hard all of your life Now you must go on line And stare all day At a little plastic screen Electronic plantation Electronic plantation Same old job Now you're just a temp Less pay, no benefits No raise, no vacation Or sick leave days Chain the slaves to the oars Faster, faster, row some more! In carpal tunnel caverns Til you break We monitor you all Every time you leave your chair Or talk on the phone One minute overtime At the toilet And you're fired Electronic plantation Electronic plantation Only use we've left for you Is burn you at both ends Locked in the Research Triangle Shirtwaist Fire's flames Lots of people need your job And you can be replaced Replaced Replaced Unemployed and overqualified Strikers who gave their lives Fighting for basic human rights That don't mean nothing any more Got you back down on the floor Through the WTO Rich gets richer Poor get poorer Factory or PhD You are all termites now Laptop is your ball and chain 'Til we downsize you away Shop at home Is your reward Your best friend is a mouse Electronic plantation Electronic plantation