The Austerity Blues Songtext
von The Lancashire Hotpots

Leccy bil (going up)
Gas bil (going up)
Price of a litre of petrol (going up)
Toothpaste (going up)
Fizzy pop (going up)
Packet of crisps from the Co-op (it′s going up)

Bus fare (going up)
Rail fare (going up)
I cry when I see a receipt
Prices escalating, there's no debating
I just can′t make ends meet

Oh, I haven't got any money
I've got no money and it′s no surprise
Increases in the cost of living
But no one′s giving me a pay rise!
I just can't cope, at the end of me rope
Will it end is anybody′s guess
I asked the boss for a raise, he pulled his face he said
We have do more with less


Cinema (going up)
Car tax (going up)
Tins of food for the kitty cats (going up)
Interest rates (going up)
Mortgage (going up)
Cost of my Sky package (it's going up)

Tea bags (going up)
Hobnobs (going up)
Me wallet is under the cosh
There′s price inflation, wage stagnation
I just haven't got any dosh!

Oh I haven′t got any money
I've got no money and it's no surprise
Increases in the cost of living
But no one′s giving me a pay rise!
I just can′t cope, at the end of me rope
Will it end is anybody's guess
I asked the boss for a raise, he pulled his face he said
We have do more with less

Oh, the rich get richer
They throw us the crumbs
It′s jam tomorrow
Tomorrow never comes
Prices been going up for ages
What's not been going up? (My wages!)


I haven′t got any money
I've got no money and it′s no surprise
Increases in the cost of living
But no one's giving me a pay rise!
I just can't cope, at the end of me rope
Will it end is anybody′s guess
I asked the boss for a raise, he pulled his face he said
We have do more with less
I asked the boss for a raise, he pulled his face he said
We have do more with less