Stompin' Tom Connors - The Consumer lyrics

The 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 a lot 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 vaccume 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 reposes 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 hope the lord doesn't see us stop in the tavern halfway 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