Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Well, my shoes, they come from Singapore
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My flashlight's from Taiwan
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My tablecloth's from Malaysia
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My belt buckle's from the Amazon
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You know, this shirt I wear comes from the Philippines
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And the car I drive is a Chevrolet
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It was put together down in Argentina
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By a guy makin' thirty cents a day
[Chorus]
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Well, it's sundown on the union
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And what's made in the U.S.A
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Sure was a good idea
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'Til greed got in the way
[Verse 2]
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Well, this silk dress is from Hong Kong
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And the pearls are from Japan
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Well, the dog collar's from India
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And the flower pot's from Pakistan
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All the furniture, it says "Made in Brazil"
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Where a woman, she slaved for sure
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Bringin' home thirty cents a day to a family of twelve
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You know, that's a lot of money to her
[Chorus]
D A
Well, it's sundown on the union
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And what's made in the U.S.A
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Sure was a good idea
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'Til greed got in the way
[Verse 3]
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Well, you know, lots of people complainin' that there is no work
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I say, "Why you say that for
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When nothin' you got is U.S.-made?"
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They don't make nothin' here no more
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You know, capitalism is above the law
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It say, "It don't count 'less it sells."
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When it costs too much to build it at home
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You just build it cheaper someplace else
[Chorus]
D A
Well, it's sundown on the union
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And what's made in the U.S.A
D A
Sure was a good idea
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'Til greed got in the way
[Verse 4]
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Well, the job that you used to have
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They gave it to somebody down in El Salvador
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The unions are big business, friend
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And they're goin' out like a dinosaur
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They used to grow food in Kansas
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Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw
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I can see the day coming when even your home garden
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Is gonna be against the law
[Chorus]
D A
Well, it's sundown on the union
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And what's made in the U.S.A
D A
Sure was a good idea
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'Til greed got in the way
[Verse 5]
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Democracy don't rule the world
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You'd better get that in your head
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This world is ruled by violence
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But I guess that's better left unsaid
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From Broadway to the Milky Way
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That's a lot of territory indeed
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And a man's gonna do what he has to do
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When he's got a hungry mouth to feed
[Chorus]
D A
Well, it's sundown on the union
D A
And what's made in the U.S.A
D A
Sure was a good idea
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'Til greed got in the way
[Outro]
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(repeat and fade)