Stompin' Tom Connors - The Consumer lyrics
rate meThe Consumer they call us. We're the people that buy.
Well everyone else is out to sell some kind of merchandise.
We run to the boss and tell 'em we need a bit more gold.
Some tax deductions later, and we still wind up in the hole.
Oh yes we are the people running in the race,
Buying up the bargains in the ol' marketplace.
Another sale on something, we'll buy it while it's hot,
Save a lot of money spending money we don't got.
We save a lot of money, spending money we don't got
The Consumer they call us. We always get a fair shake.
We buy a fridge that doesn't freeze and a stove that doesn't bake
We can't buy nothing lasting, unless we get that raise in pay,
And they'd only charge us more for the things that cost less today
The Consumer they call us. We're fussy what we eat.
We look at the price of t-bone steak and buy hamburg meat.
And all those fancy packages we take down from the shelf,
They're always full of good fresh air when they're full of nothing else.
Oh yes, we are the people running in the race,
Buying up the bargains in the ol' marketplace.
Another sale on something, we'll buy it while it's hot,
Save a lot of money, spending money we don't got.
We save alot of money, spending money we don't got.
The Consumer they call us. When the man comes in the door,
To give us a deal on a vacuum, when we buy a rug for the floor.
And how do we pay the finance when the monthly bills arrive?
They just send down the bailiff to repossess the car we drive.
The consumer is what they call us, we're always deep in debt.
From buying drawers in Discount stores to fixin' the TV set.
We go to the bank for the money and sign for another loan,
And pray the lord doesn't see us stop in the tavern half-way home.
Oh yes we are the people running in the race,
Buying up the bargains in the ol' marketplace.
Another sale on something, we'll buy it while it's hot
Save a lot of money spending money we don't got.
We save a lot of money spending money we don't got.
Thanks to Walter for correcting these lyrics