Uploaded January 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Or were they Captains of Industry? Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Morgan, and Rockefeller are "Happy" with their fortunes but Teddy's lurking just 'round the corner.

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"En la Brisa" Music by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com

It might seem crazy in your sixties,
Go from boat to the rail industry,
(He'll) force them to sell or they'll surely pay,
He don't care, the public be damned, he'll-a have his way,

Because he's wealthy!
Clap along if you mine, move, and mold under the same roof,
Clap along if the Gospel of Wealth is the only truth,
Clap along if you integrate horizontal and vertically,
Clap along if you donated what you got from ol' J.P.!

He's got more banks the river Styx,
(He) saved the market when it was in a fix,
(But) Teddy Roosevelt got on his case
(Said) I don't trust your trust or your funky face, Don't care!
Because he's wealthy
Clap along if you're the richest American in history,
Clap along if you led the Standard Oil Company,
Clap along if the only game you play is monopoly,
Clap along if your favorite planet is "pluto"-cracy!

Captain of Industry,
Or Robber Baron? Is that bad thing?
Captain of Industry,
Robber Baron,

Said cause they're wealthy,
Clap along if you're against the Sherman Anti-Trust,
Clap along if you think that something stronger is a must,
Clap along if trustbusting Roosevelt is your mate,
Even if Teddy only wanted to regulate,