Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Frank Zappa
Guitar
The Mothers of Invention
Performer
George Duke
Keyboards
Tom Fowler
Bass
Chester Thompson
Drums
Ruth Underwood
Percussion
Captain Beefheart
Harmonica
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Tenor Saxophone
James "Bird Legs" Watson
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Frank Zappa
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Frank Zappa
Producer
Kerry Mcnabb
Engineer
Mike D. Stone
Engineer
Michael Braunstein
Engineer
Jukka Teittinen
Engineer
Gary Olazabal
Engineer
Erich Gobel
Immersive Mixing Engineer
Songtexte
[Verse 1]
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)
[Verse 2]
Went to buy some cheap detergent
Some emergent nation
Got my load
Got my load
[Verse 3]
That I stowed
[Verse 4]
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
Nothing we can buy
Chump Hare Rama, ain't no good to try
Recession
Depression
[Verse 5]
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
Nothing we can buy
Chump Hare Rama, ain't no good to try
Recession
Depression
Written by: Frank Zappa

