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Artist: Frank Zappa
Canonical path: /frank-zappa/can-t-afford-no-shoes
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Can't Afford No Shoes
Read Can't Afford No Shoes lyrics by Frank Zappa on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Can't Afford No Shoes
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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
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