I James Goddard wrote"A Price to Pay because a few of my friends on Facebook said I should post some poetry. I told them I don't do poetry, only ditties. They said post some ditties then. The opening few lines popped into my mind in the pub one Sunday afternoon, the rest of it popped in much the same way that evening. Next morning I posted"A Price to Pay" on Facebook and jokingly suggested to John Lyle he set it to music which he set about to do.It is pretty representative of my left of centre views and I really do think that giant corporations get away with far too much, they're beyond the control of governments, not that I'd trust any government to control anything, and for the most part they're quite happy to operate outside the law.A Price to PayDr Pepper on the old silk routeAmerican jeans in a new BeirutTobacco sold as kiddie treatsAdidas on all their feetCorporateworld is here to stayBut remember there’s a price to payA price to payWe pay you to make that stuffYou can buy when you earn enoughWe’ll get back what we paid youAnd make a tidy profit tooCorporateworld is here to stayBut remember there’s a price to payA price to payBullets fly through your backyardFired by kids from passing carsThey take what they can’t affordEspecially when you think it’s yoursCorporateworld is here to stayBut remember there’s a price to payA price to payFreedom is a pointing gunWhere business has invested funds“You get a vote,” the despot said“But vote for me or you’ll be dead.”Corporateworld is here to stayBut remember there’s a price to payA price to payBankers, wankers every one,Pull the trigger, fire the gunDon’t care how many lives they takeWars are good for profit’s sakeCorporateworld is here to stayBut remember there’s a price to payA price to payWe own the gene, we own the rice—You must buy food at any priceWe changed it, now it’s extra goodFor those who can afford our foodCorporateworld is here to stayBut remember there’s a price to payA price to pay