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