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There's a scheme right now that's brewing in the office of The Rat For the profiteers of baseball by the passing of the hat They plan to dupe a public that's already on it's knees Cuz they wanna build a stadium to bring baseball to DC It's a dirty plan to colonize the poorer side of town As a means to serve interests of the richest folks around Building stadiums and condos as the working people flee That's the outcome that we'll have if they bring baseball to DC The owners have been searching for a Mayor with the nerve To steal 400 million from the folks he claims to serve As they scheme to cut their costs at the expense of you and me Cuz it's profitable business bringing baseball to DC The public will be forced to pay for 86 percent To build this private stadium and subsidize it's rent To cover costs for maintenance of it's facilities They'll give corporations handouts to bring baseball to DC Their estimated price has dropped now lower than before As they're strategizing how to sneak their foot inside the door Cuz once they've started building there's the Mayor's guarantee Of an endless stream of dollars to bring baseball to DC They're serving us the myth that this will brings jobs to the poor SongtexteBut those jobs will be through Labor Ready sweeping up the floor Yeah they're not creating jobs, they're creating poverty It's a war against the workers bringing baseball to DC Now the owners of the stadium can collect some extra pay By renting it for profit when the Expos are away But have no fear the city will get use of it for free For 12 days each year for bringing baseball to DC Now there's folks in every neighborhood that firmly stand opposed Saying â??we want cash for people not for baseball's CEOs!â? This working-class community they'd bury in debris Putting profit over people to bring baseball to DC The owners want this money by December 31st So the Mayor's got his henchmen and his bank on red alert If we ever hope to stop this then action is the key If we organize against them bringing baseball to DC So it's up to folks like us now to step up to the plate To fight these greedy companies before it is too late The more we stand together than the stronger we will be We will crush their plans to bring baseball to DC Aus Songtexte Mania