This is a new version of my song that I originally recorded back in 1997. Based upon the true story of Operation Bid Rig here in NJ, the sting operation that resulted in the convictions of a dozen or more NJ pols....mayors, city councilmen, and other fine upstanding public servants who have recently taken up residence at some of New Jersey's finest corrections facilities.
lyrics
I grew up in a small town in NJ
My best friend John thought he was tough.
John got high one day and joined the army
They sent him home in a wooden box.
My sister hung around with the wrong crowd.
Her boyfriend thought he was tough as nails.
She's going to visit him at his new home on Sunday
At the Monmouth County jail.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
It's a foolish man who won't heed the call.
A wise man said it a long time ago,
You're going to reap exactly what you sow.
The big shot developer owns the mayor
He pays him off with lots of crisp new c-notes.
They go crusin' together on Sunday
On the mayors new, big white sailin' boat.
Now the mayor started hangin' with this mob guy,
But he didn't know he was turned by the FBI.
He's going to be in for the surprise of his life
When his trial comes up in July
The bigger they are the harder they fall
It's a foolish man who won't heed the call.
A wise man said it 2000 years ago,
You're going to reap exactly what you sow..
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