Can't Afford No Shoes

Frank zappa (guitar, vocals) George duke (keyboards, synthesizer, vocals) Napoleon murphy brock (flute, tenor saxophone, vocals) Chester thompson (drums) Tom fowler (ba*s) Ruth underwood (vibes, marimba, percussion) Bloodshot rollin' red (harmonica) James "bird legs" youman (ba*s) Heh-heh-heh... 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) Went to buy some cheap detergent Some emergent nation Got my load Got my load That I stowed 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 Nothin' we can buy Chump hare rama, ain't no good to try Recession Depression