Lyric discussion by dirtytricks 

Cover art for The Dutch Fist lyrics by Thee More Shallows

inching forward single file immune to the malaria mosquito haze on the deck of a slaver one more time you strain your neck for one last glimpse of your young fine wife tied ankle to ankle boarding a different ship

fast forward two hundred years the dutch fist has adjusted it's grip the bank branch fat manages bosses are using credit like they used to use a whip

chorus (repeats in background): they change your name they make you pay

they took your family tree but they can't spare you a house

it's half a million at least and you may take this sitting down

in gary, indiana when you get off the train consider bringing a whip to help to hunt them down old fashioned pain

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