Jesus Of Rio

<br>Christ the Redeemer towering high over Rio<br>Rio de Janeiro, Rio<br>Where they held a summit to save the world<br>And to mark the time when development <br>As traditionally understood-had failed<br>And the affluent North raping the South <br>Investment from the North means<br>Economic bondage for the South<br>Under the burden of debt payments<br>I was with a whore in Copenhagan<br>Drinking eight hundred dollars worth of<br>Champagne in kroner<br>She came from Rio<br>We were trying to save the world<br>We did not get what we wanted<br>She wanted money--<br>She did not get what she wanted<br>I missed my wife--<br>I did not get what I wanted<br>Death sat on my lap<br>Death sits on all our laps<br>While Christ the Redeemer<br>Towers high over Rio<br>Rio de Janeiro. Rio