Eric and Andrew, Ciao

Lyrics:
Eric and Andrew, Ciao
(tune: Bella Ciao)

The cost of childcare
We really can’t bear
And we have busy lives
with our nine to fives
If it’s not no-cost
We’ll find our job lost
Is that the best that we can do?

And childcare workers
They sure ain’t shirkers
So let’s all hear it for
a feckin’ living wage
They’re highly qualified
Must not be cast aside
Two cheers for childcare,
hear, hear!

Now you’ve heard stories
Of city groceries
Let’s take the profit out
of the right to food
A public option
Ripe for adoption
Two cheers for groceries,
hear, hear!

Let’s freeze the rent now
They say come on now
Landlords will all go broke
Billionaires leave town
But you’re forgetting
If they go jetting
We still have rights to
roofs and walls

Ask Zohran, he knows
‘Bout New Yorquinos
Those who move away are those
Who cannot pay
They can’t afford to
Pay room and board too
Is this the best that we can do?

Another plus is
That public buses
Could be free for us
That’s why we make a fuss
They’re free in Tucson
They’re free in Belgrade
So why don’t we just climb on board?

And as for safety
Even some cops see
They shouldn’t be in charge
of mental health care
Stop muggings yes stop theft
Stop crime and leave what’s left
For qualified professionals

For cost of living
we need more giving
From the ones who won
Cutthroat market games
A town that’s healthy
Must tax the wealthy
Maybe they’ll hear this in DC

And if we mention
That he’s a mensch then
You know for sure that
he’s not a corporate shill
That’s how we tell him
from those thugs and
How often do we get this chance?