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 alot of money spending money we don't got|We Save alot 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 alot of money spending money we don't got|We Save alot 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 alot of money spending money we don't got|We Save alot of money spending money we don't got||