The Lancashire Hotpots - The Austerity Blues lyrics
Artist: The Lancashire Hotpots
album: Singalonga Knees Up Jamboree
Leci 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
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
Other albums by the artist
Breakfast Dinner Tea
2022 · single
Live At The Manchester Academy (The Album)
2022 · album
Save Christmas!
2021 · album
Gravy
2021 · single
O'reet Owdoo Sithee Latter Cocker
2021 · audiobook
O Come All Ye Faithful (Ricardo Autobahn Remix)
2020 · single
Egg Sausage Chips & Beans (Ricardo Autobahn Remix)
2020 · single
Have a Cracking Christmas
2019 · single
Lean Forwards Lean Backwards
2019 · single
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