"The Gang in charge" and "Banana Republic Redux"

The Gang in charge

White - washing            everything
flat finish                  a good concealer
of all the blemishes they can’t deal with
 
              cheapskate bullshit
       best to keep the floodlights on

Banana Republic Redux

O! you servile oligarchy

Let me greenback you some dead presidents
you can fan your swelter with
 
We have no bananas today
               Don't care about tomorrow
And miss the old plantation culture from yesterday
 
That rain forest isn’t making anybody any money
and we see a quick buck in the clearing of it
 
One banana, two banana, three banana, four
With labor this cheap, we can tally many more
 
If your democratically elected leader don’t like it
We've got a tin pot replacement who’ll light big fat cigars
at his desk with our kickbacks
 
Democracy is only for those who can handle it
               and they need bananas
So we need you to be our banana republic
 
And one day there will be an upscale clothing and accessories retailer
                That calls itself Banana Republic
                              without irony