Haiti has been the news lately because the big quake there was a year ago.
The Duvalier song (on Reha album) was written about Haitian history. Jean Claude
“The former ruler left Haiti in 1986 after a 15-year rule plagued by corruption and a crumbling economy.” After the quake Duvalier bizarrely pledged $8 million to the Red Cross.
He now lives in Paris and best estimates of his fortune are in the hundreds of millions – all suspected of being dishonestly obtained from the nation. Song lyrics for Duvalier are below with a player so you can listen to this song.
You took the money from my people
You took the bell from the steeple
You took my only hope away
Jean Claude Duvalier
And if greed were a virtue
I know that nothing would hurt you
If corruption were quaint
You’d be some kind of living saint
Duvalier Duvalier
you took the money and you ran away
Duvalier Duvalier
you took the money and you ran
Who was that beautiful lady
The one by your side
The one O so well dressed
The one you had to hide
Who was that beautiful lady
The queen of every shopping spree
Live a life of luxury back in gay Paree
Duvalier Duvalier
you took the money and you ran away
Duvalier Duvalier
You took it back to France
Now that suffering has come to you
And you’re scraping for a franc or two
When you know just what to do
I guess you’ll turn around
You took the money from my people
You took the bell from the steeple
You took my only hope away
Jean Claude Duvalier
Jean Claude Duvalier
Jean Claude Duvalier
For more see link below.
Update: Duvalier died in 2014.
