[Intro]
Heh-heh-heh

[Verse]
Have you heard the news? (What news? Oo-whatta-news!)
Can't afford no shoes (Ow! Get a deal on tape!)
Have you heard the news? (Ah- News? Can't afford a paper!)
Can't afford no shoes (Wry-ya-hi)

[Pre-Chorus]
Went to buy some cheap detergent
Some emergent nation
Got my load, got my load
Got my toad that I stowed

[Chorus]
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 anybody, nothin' we can buy
Chump Hare Rama, ain't no good to try
Recession, depression

[Instrumental Break 1:07 - 1:48]
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Whoa, whoa, 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