Country gentleman walked a crooked mile   Got our money in his pocket   Did it all with a very handsome smile   Now, he's living it up in a great big office      He ain't a-gonna help no poor man   He ain't a-gonna help no poor man   He ain't a-gonna help no poor man   He's just gonna help his rich friends      He ain't a-gonna help no women   He ain't a-gonna help no children   He's just gonna help his rich friends      Country gentleman, we see him on TV   Glad handing folks and chatting to the nation   We never knew what really to believe   Just word upon slogan with emotional connection      And in the papers all we'd ever read is   So and so big-shot signed his resignation   Now, country gentleman he wants us to believe   That he's kind and honest with the best intentions      He ain't a-gonna help no poor man   He ain't a-gonna help no children   He ain't a-gonna help no women   He's just gonna help his rich friends      Country gentleman, now there's a bird that flew   High above his nation, prayed on its weakness   Picked our bones and threw it in his stew   Thank God he went back to California      He ain't a-gonna help no poor man   He ain't a-gonna help no children   He ain't a-gonna help no women   He's just gonna help his rich friends