[verse]
C F C
I never read the Wall Street Journal, I ain't no Ph. D.
C D G
The trickle-down theory and the Laffer Curve are all Greek to me
C F C
I'm ignorant about inflation and the Federal Reserve Bureau
C G C
I never had a lesson in the Great Depression, but this much I know
[chorus]
C F C
We're all workin' for the Japanese for little cars and color TVs
C G G7 C C7
All our money goes overseas to the Eastern Sphere
C F C
One Day we're gonna lose our roots, wear Oriental jeans and boots
C G G7 C G G7 C
And drink nothin' but Kawasaki sake, Honda wine and Mitsubishi Light Beer
[verse]
C F C
Chrysler needs another bail-out and so does General Motors
C D G
Ford perseveres with better idears and everybody drives Toyoters
C F C
The balance of payments ain't balanced and I can't face tomorra
C G C
Yankee superiority, sayonara
[chorus]
C F C
We're all workin' for the Japanese for little cars and color TVs
C G G7 C C7
All our money goes overseas to the Eastern Sphere
C F C
One Day we're gonna lose our roots, wear Oriental jeans and boots
C G G7 C G G7 C
And drink nothin' but Kawasaki sake, Honda wine and Mitsubishi Light Beer
[verse]
C F C
I'm gonna gather up all o' my dollars, trade 'em in for yen
C D G
Get up and go to Tokyo, start over again
C F C
I'm gonna change my name to Yamada, marry me a Geisha wife
C G C
I'll eat nutritious raw fishes and be happy for the rest of my rife
[chorus]
C F C
While you're all workin' for the Japanese for little cars and color TVs
C G G7 C C7
Sendin' all your money overseas to the Eastern Sphere
C F C
One day you're gonna ruse your loots, wear Oriental jeans and boots
C G G7 C
And drink nothin' but Kawasaki sake, Honda wine and Mitsubishi Right Beer
[outro]
C G G7 C
You're gonna rove that Kawasaki sake, Honda wine and Mitsubishi Right Beer