Stompin' Tom Connors - The consumer

^AThe Consumer they call us ,we're the people that buy While everyone is out to sell ^Esome kind of merchandise ^AWe run to the boss and tell 'Em ,we need a bit more ^Dgold ^AAnd some tax deductions later and we still ^Ewind up in the ^Ahole

^AOh yes we are the people runnin in the race Buying up the bargains at the ^Eold market place ^AAnother sale on something, well buy it while it's ^Dhot Save a lot of ^Amoney ,spending ^Emoney we don't ^Agot ^DWe save a lot of ^Amoney ,spending ^Emoney we don't ^Agot

^AThe Consumer they call us ea always get a fair shake We buy a fridge that doesn't freeze and a ^Estove that doesn't bake ^AWe can't buy nothing lasting, unless we get a raise in ^Dpay And they'd only charge us ^Amore for the things that ^Ecost less ^Atoday

^AThe Consumer they call us ,we're fussy what we eat We look at the price of T bone steak and ^Ebuy hamburg meat ^AAnd all those fancy packages ,we take down from the ^Dshelf ^ATheir always full of good fresh air ,when their not ^Efull of nothing ^Aelse

^AOh yes we are the people running in the race Buy up the bargains at the ^Eold market place ^AAnother sale on something ,we'll buy it while it's ^Dhot And save a lot of ^Amoney, spending ^Emoney we don't ^Agot ^DWe save a lot of ^Amoney ,spending ^Emoney we don't ^Agot

^AThe Consumer they call us, when a man comes to the door To give us a deal on a vacuum, when we ^Ebuy a rug for the floor ^AAnd how we pay the finance when the monthly bills a^Drrive ^AThey just send down the bailiff to ^Erepossess the car we ^Adrive

^AThe Consumer is what they call us,we're always deep in dept From buying drawers in discount stores to ^Efixin tv sets ^AWe go to the bank for money and sign for another ^Dloan ^AAnd pray that the lord doesn't see us stop in ^Etavern half way^A home

^AOh yes we are the people runnin in the race Buy up the bargains in the ^Eold market place ^AAnother sale on something ,we'll buy it well it ^Dhot Save a lot of ^Amoney ,spending ^Emoney we don't ^Agot ^DWe save a lot of ^Amoney ,spending ^Emoney we don't ^Agot