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Jobless Recovery
- Sung to
- Frère Jacques
- Written by
- Unlisted Songwriter
- Gaggle
- Seattle
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SING IT to the tune of Frère Jacques
Jobless recovery,
Jobless recovery,
What a joke.
What a joke.
Go and tell our leaders
Go and tell our leaders
We’re going broke.
We’re going broke.
Jobless recovery.
Jobless recovery.
What a farce.
What a farce.
Go and tell our leaders
Go and tell our leaders
To kiss our ___.
To kiss our ___.
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Written by
Unlisted Songwriter
For the
Seattle Gaggle