Way back in 1962 it sounded so insane
The Feds were paying farmers not to plant their grain
In all the decades since then, we haven't traveled far
We're going to subsidize Detroit to build unwanted cars

From a Michigan assembly line there came an SUV
Coasting downhill, engine off, got 13 MPG
The public wasn't buying them, but still we'll have to pay
Those companies to big to fail, those jobs can't go away

We've got to prod our congressmen to pass a stimulus
Send money to the middle class, the world depends on us
Our economic duty, a patriotic spree
Gadgets from the Orient beneath our Christmas tree

Out of Chicago politics sprang a lawyer no one knew
We asked about his record, what did he ever do?
He never voted "yes" or "no", he never tried a case
But he had a nicely tailored suit, and a handsome smiling face

He promised change, he promised jobs, and a pot of chicken stew
He promised us clean energy, all too good to be true
With a crew of Clinton retreads, when all is said and done
He'll probably raise our taxes, and try to take our guns

We've got to prod our congressmen to pass a stimulus
Send money to the middle class, the world depends on us
Our economic duty, a patriotic spree
Gadgets from the Orient beneath our Christmas tree

Obama's aims were clear and the bills were flying fast
We'll whip this next Depression, collecting colored glass
And massive unemployment will soon be history
We'll all have jobs as soldiers, fighting World War III

We've got to prod our congressmen to pass a stimulus
Send money to the middle class 'cause the world depends on us
Buying stuff with credit cards we do not want or need
Blaming all our problems on some Wall Street broker's greed

We've got to prod our congressmen to pass a stimulus
Send money to the middle class, the world depends on us
Our economic duty, a patriotic spree!
Gadgets from the Orient beneath our Christmas tree