Edward Riederich
Manipulative Giving
Call into our station todayÂ
And pledge forward your best giftÂ
And you will be blessed even moreÂ
The blessings you have will not liftÂ
And if you contribute todayÂ
Your donation will be matchedÂ
I guess that means you give doubleÂ
Is a double write off attached?Â
If you give $15Â
Does it mean you give 30?Â
That does not make sense to meÂ
Sorry if I'm being wordyÂ
Deceiving some naive peopleÂ
Reality they are missingÂ
Like the jelly of the month clubÂ
The gift that keeps on givingÂ
If you donate the next hourÂ
And listen to their demandÂ
You'll be entered in a drawingÂ
To travel to DisneylandÂ
A new drawing for an IPadÂ
This pushes some over the edgeÂ
Others start calling back inÂ
They are upping their old pledgeÂ
Yet one of these CEO'sÂ
Makes 500k a yearÂ
Are they robbing from the poorÂ
To only help their career?Â
And if you give a monthly giftÂ
In the mailbox you should lookÂ
Because with every monthly giftÂ
You will receive a free bookÂ
Have we forgotten that GodÂ
He alone does the providingÂ
Or have we stooped down so lowÂ
That we now resort to bribingÂ
Giving by manipulationÂ
Yes giver you must bewareÂ
More than just televangelistsÂ
Beg from their religious chairÂ