*heh-heh-heh...*
Have you heard the news?
*(News? What news?)*
Can't afford no shoes
*(Get a good deal on tape)*
Have you heard the news?
*(News? Can't afford a paper)*
Can't afford no shoes
*(Hi-yo-hi)*

Went to buy some cheap detergent
Some emergent nation
Got my load
Got my load
That i stowed

Well, well
Hey lawdy mama,
Can't afford no shoes
Maybe there's a bundle of rags that I could use
Hey anybody,
Can you spare a dime
If you're really hurtin', a nickel would be fine
Hey everybody
Nothin' we can buy
Chump Hare Rama, ain't no good to try
Recession
Depression