greatest fool

but can I make some money on it
can I fatten this purse
because what value is some action
but it's resale value
sacred trade turned into curse 

hierarchy of suckers, 
greater and lesser fools
dry bones dance
for hungry dollars
and ever hungry gouhls

America, America 
land of commodity
bought and sold 
both man and God
singing songs to Galilee 

on feet of gold stood Babylon
from sea to shining sea
her heavy boats 
drag rising tides
sad sailors rot with glee

and so the whore is sold
as holy books foretold
and no place east 
worth wandering 
no gates to bend
no eastern king

this was our last 
and final stand
once home to all
now homeless man