by Jon Coe

Created on: February 14, 2009   Last Updated: February 24, 2009

Pepperoni pizza and Uncle Sam

put em in a blender with paycheck sham

Press the button and add some ice

let's pretend, that everything's nice

Chorus

Bring out the washboard, put on your clogs

boil up the pizza bones, feed the dogs

Put on your red dress, turn off the news

let's dance the Friday Night, Recession Blues

2nd verse

It's the end of the week and the whistle blows

outta work, no job, empty factory woes

Unemployment lines, droppin' down the jaw

Monday, Tuesday, waitin' to score

Chorus

Bring out the washboard, put on your clogs

boil up the pizza bones, feed the dogs

Put on your red dress, turn off the news

let's dance the Friday Night, Recession Blues

3rd verse

Pockets full of fluff, elephant ears

mixin' up the scraps from yesteryears

Lookin' in the pantry for Old Mother Hubbard

suicidal cockroaches eatin' up the cupboard

Chorus

Bring out the washboard, put on your clogs

boil up the pizza bones, feed the dogs

Put on your red dress, turn off the news

let's dance the Friday Night, Recession Blues

4th verse

Let's get some flour and bootleg wine

make some bread, it's time to dine

Together we can laugh and enjoy ourselves

on a Friday night, we're dancin' on empty shelves

Chorus

Bring out the washboard, put on your clogs

boil up the pizza bones, feed the dogs

Put on your red dress, turn off the news

let's dance the Friday Night, Recession Blues

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