New anthem – “Ain’t That a Bitch” … this is what’s happening in my country!! … “They’re working poor folks to death, When you pay your rent and car note, You ain’t got a damn thing left – Ain’t that a bitch – Somebody doing something slick, Downtown!”
Puerto Rico has a new national anthem. Originally recorded by Johnny Guitar Watson in 1976, it expresses the new national spirit and political consciousness of Puerto Rico in 2021. The anthem is called Ain’t That a Bitch and you can hear it on the YouTube link under this photo.
In particular, listen at: 0:30 – 2:00 and 3:38 – 4:55.
Nearly everyone on the island is feeling the same way as JG Watson:
They’re working poor folks to death
When you pay your rent and car note
You ain’t got a damn thing left
Ain’t that a bitch
Somebody doing something slick
Downtown
The latest slick move from downtown is a “Restructuring Support Agreement” (RSA) executed on May 3, 2019 by PREPA, the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF), Assured Guaranty Corp. (AGC), Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp (AGMC), an Ad Hoc Group of PREPA bondholders (the…
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