The Oligarchy is Here

Lyrics by: Sheila Plotkin
Gaggle: The Raging Grannies of Madison
Tune: Consider Yourself from Oliver
Date Written or Updated: 08/2025

The oligarchy / is here
And billionaires rule / with utter impunity
They’ve taken the vo-ters’ gift
And now, POW, we’re going right off the cliff!

Those government jobs / are plums
They offer the boss / profitability
A cabinet with / no skill
Who cares? Their / job is to make the kill.

People, it seems to me we will see some harder days
Empty larder days, could be [shrug]
Always a chance we’ll find the courage to defeat them all
Grannies rage while we’re still free.

But freedom and rights / could go
Their future is up /to us
And after long consideration, Grannies know
Democracy is worth the fuss.

We Grannies will ne-ver cow’r
Surrender is not /our choice
We’ll rage and sing our songs that tell the truth to pow’r
Join with us now, raise your voice
Join with us now, raise your voice.