Careful with my paper trail
Like a pirate through the torrents I sail
And I make sure the words all rhyme
Because government is organized crime
Finally when I drift to shore
Taxman he asks me for more
He knows my life's worth more than a dime
Because government is organized crime
Oh lord you got me feelin' sublime
You know that government is organized crime
Government thought me for a fool
Thought I'd send my kids to school
You know I'd rather be doing time
Because government is organized crime
Next life so I don't feel no grief
I wanna be an accountant or a lawyer or a thief
And I'll stay quiet as a mime
Because government is organized crime
Oh lord it's just the sign of the times
You know that government is organized crime