The Rambling Taoist: Afternoon Matinee: Protest

Friday, November 8, 2013

Performed by Tom Paxton

One night as I was walking down Columbus Avenue

The sushi bars were shuttered, and the dark cantina too

I stood there in the darkness as an empty cab rolled by

When all at once I heard the sound of yuppies in the sky

The herd came down Columbus for as far as I could see

The men were wearing polo and the women wore esprit

Each yuppie had a Walkman, and as each one passed me by

I saw their sad expressions and I heard their mournful cry

Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky

Each one was wearing running shoes upon the ghostly deck

And each one had a cotton sweater wrapped around his neck

They all held out their credit cards and tried in vain to buy

But all the stores were shuttered to the yuppies in the sky

Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky

I'd seen them in commercials sailing boats and playing ball

Pouring beer for one another, crying, "Why not have it all"

Now I saw their ghostly progress down Columbus Avenue

I heard their cries for mercy and it chilled me through and through

Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky

All the salad bars were empty, all the quiche Lorraine was gone

I heard the yuppies crying as they vanished in the dawn

Calling brand names to each other, they faded from my view

They'd be networking forever down Columbus Avenue

Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky

~ from Lyric Wiki ~

The Rambling Taoist