Lyric The Canadian Crisis Song

Often on the weekend I ll jump in my car
I won t fill up the tank although I m going far
And if somebody asks me if I m going to a bar
I ll say I m shopping cross the border in the USA
I don t go down there to buy my groceries
I respect our farmers and our factories
I don t believe that "local" means it s poor in quality
It s just our goddamn prices are too high

(If he stays away for just two days)
I ll get one hundred dollars duty-free
If it adds to more I won t claim it for
(He won t declare the products if they re in his trunk)

Although it is Canada that I call home
I don t cheer for the Yankees when I m in the Dome
I didn t swell with pride during the Desert Storm
It s just that I don t want to pay the tax
(It s just that he s too cheap to pay the tax)

(Yes, it s just like this, he s a loyalist)
I ll only shop at malls that fly our flag
(And he ll tell Bob Rae that he just won t pay)
Unless I need my unemployment benefits
(Get a job, get a job, get a job)

Now everyone is doing the same thing as me
They re doing what they can to beat the GST
They re lining up for miles at the Duty-Free
So I bought a JC Penny s store in Buffalo
(So everybody come on down to Buffalo)

(Cause if you stay away for just two days)
You ll get one hundred dollars duty-free
Though it s not at par it ll still go far
And it ends up in the pockets of a country man
(It ends up in the pockets of a country man)

Oh, Canada.