a musical rendition of a topical subject affecting all or most of us
right about now ...

(anybody wants the musical accompaniment, i've got a midi file of
13kbytes i can send you). :)

As Price Goes High
      (to the tune of As Time Goes By ...
       that song from the movie Casablanca, with Humphrey Bogart). :)

You might consider this
When government's remiss
And all you hear are lies,
That basic human greed applies
As price goes high.

And when two buyers feud,
They both say "I've been screwed!",
When only one can buy,
No matter what the next day brings
As price goes high.

Long lines at gas pumps
Always make us wait ...
Prices keep rising,
Seeming to inflate ...
Move up a little,
And little seems our fate:
There's nothing left to buy.

High prices mean more money
And it's no longer funny
It makes you want to cry ...
That we can't find a fuel that's cheaper
As price goes high.

High prices mean more money
And it's no longer funny
It makes you want to cry ...
That we can't find a fuel that's cheaper
As price goes high.

:)

unca joel