Name: Shutdown Boogie
Duration: P00H03M45S
Description: I wrote this little song in January 2019 out of sympathy for the many US civil servants and government workers who were being asked to perform their normal duties but without any pay. The lyrics say it all.

Shutdown Boogie

from Feeling the Blues by Steve Haite

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I wrote this little song in January 2019 out of sympathy for the many US civil servants and government workers who were being asked to perform their normal duties but without any pay. The lyrics say it all.

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Man I need a buck
‘Cos I’m out of luck.
I’m still working
Without any pay.
I’ve two kids and a wife
This is not an easy life.
Shutdown – crazy, hazy
Shutdown – boring, roaring
Shutdown without any pay check.
Why should I work
What’s a man to do?

Presidential tweet
This what it said
Ask for credit
But the guy told me
To turn round and go home
He sure won’t give me a loan.
Shutdown – crazy, hazy
Shutdown – boring, roaring
Shutdown without any pay check.
Why should I work
What’s a man to do?

Mister President
Not sure what you meant.
You want a wall
Never mind the cost.
I know you want it tall
And it’s not an easy call.
Shutdown – crazy, hazy
Shutdown – boring, roaring
Shutdown without any pay check.
My money’s gone
Just can’t carry on.

Do you understand
The pain that we’re in?
Five billion bucks
Sounds like quite a lot.
To just keep people out
Who will help those that are in?
Shutdown – crazy, hazy
Shutdown – boring, roaring
Shutdown without any pay check.
Why should I work?
What’s a man to do?

Despite my pride
Last night I cried.
Work each day
But no pay!
Shutdown – crazy, hazy
Shutdown – boring, roaring
Shutdown.
Don’t you know that
We’re feeling pain?

We do our best
You do the rest.
Please get our
Pay to us!
Shutdown – crazy, hazy
Shutdown – boring, roaring
Shutdown.
Hey dear Donald
Please stop this farce.

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from Feeling the Blues, released June 1, 2018

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Steve Haite Pfäffikon, Switzerland

WHO ARE YOU?
I'm Steve, retired, and I live in Switzerland

WHY ARE YOU?
I'm a piano player but use my PC to compose and play back my music

WHAT ARE YOU?
I use MuseScore 2.3.2 (free community SW) to compose music and play it back in .wav format

WHERE WILL YOU?
I create my virtual singers using VOCALOID5 . My plan is to eliminate the robotic sound and make the vocals more human-like ... more

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