| I ain’t never read the Wall Street Journal,
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| I ain’t no PH.D.
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| The Trickle Down theory and the Laffer Curve,
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| Are just Greek to me.
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| I’m ignorant about inflation,
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| And the Federal Reserve T-note.
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| I ain’t never had a lesson in the Great Depression,
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| But, this much I know.
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| We’re all working for the Japanese,
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| Little cars and color TV’s.
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| Sending all our money overseas,
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| To the Eastern ‘sphere.
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| One day we’re gonna lose our roots,
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| Wear Oriental jeans and boots.
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| And, drink nothing, but Kawasaki saki, Honda wine, and Mitsubishi light beer.
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| Chrysler fights for survival,
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| So does General Motors.
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| Ford perseveres with better ideas,
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| And, everybody drives Toyotas.
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| Sony owns the Rockefeller Center,
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| And, the Hawaiian archipelago.
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| We buy Seiko’s, walkman’s, TV’s, and minivans,
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| And, wonder where the money all goes.
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| Just working for the Japanese,
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| Little cars and color TV’s.
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| Sending all our money overseas,
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| To the Eastern ‘sphere.
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| One day we’re gonna lose our roots,
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| Wear Oriental jeans and boots.
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| And, drink nothing, but Kawasaki saki, Honda wine, and Mitsubishi light beer.
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| I’m gonna gather up all my dollars,
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| Trade ‘em in for Yen.
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| Get up and go to Tokyo,
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| Start over again.
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| Gonna change my name to Yamada,
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| Marry me a geisha wife.
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| And, eat nutritious dishes like little raw fishes,
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| And, be happy for the rest of my life.
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| While you’re a-workin' for the Japanese,
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| Little cars and color TV’s.
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| Sending all your money overseas,
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| To the Eastern ‘sphere.
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| One day you’re gonna roose your loots,
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| Where Oriental jeans and boots.
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| And, drink nothing but Kawasaki saki, Honda wine, and Mitsubishi right beer.
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| You’re gonna love that,
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| Kawasaki saki, Honda wine, and Mitsubishi light beer.
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| Ah-so! |