A paraphrase, from "Moulin Rouge," Lady Marmalade.
Perhaps we could call it "St Louis Rouge-Birds"
City come through with the money and the bases
We let 'em know we bout that cake straight up the case uh
We independent owners, some mistake us for whores
I'm sayin‘, why spend mine when I can spend yours
Disagree? Well that's you and I’m sorry
Imma keep playing these cats out like Atari
'Cause it turns out that the Cardinals are playing the city pretty hard.
And, indeed, why spend mine when I can spend yours? Both the owners and the politicians win, and only the taxpayers get it good and hard.
As in Mencken's delightful formulation: "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."
The point being that a lot of St. Louis citizens actually approve of being treated like this. If you want baseball, pay for it.
(Nod to the Bishop)
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