Union Sundown

Well, my shoes, they comes from Singapore

My flashlight's from Taiwan

My tablecloth's from Malayisia

My belt buckle's from the Amazon

You know, this shirt I wear comes from the Philippines

And the car I drive is a Chevrolet

It was put together down in Argentina

By a guy making thirty cents a day.

Well, it's sundown on the union

And what's made in the USA

Sure was a good idea

'Til greed got in the way.

Well, this silk dress is from Hong Kong

And the pearls are from Japan

Well, the dog collar's from India

And the flower pot's from Pakistan

All the furniture it said "Made in Brazil"

Where a woman, she slaved for sure

Bringing home thirty cents a day to a family of twelve

You know, that's a lot of money to her.

Well, it's sundown on the union

And what's made in the USA

Sure was a good idea

'Til greed got in the way.

Well, you know, lots of people complaining that there is no work

I say, "Why you say that for

When nothing you got is US made ?"

They don't make nothing here no more

You know, capitalism is above the law

It say, "it don't count 'less it sells"

When it costs too much to build it at home

You just build it cheaper someplace else.

Well, it's sundown on the union

And what's made in the USA

Sure was a good idea

'Til greed got in the way.

Well, the job that you used to have

They gave it to somebody down in El Salvador

The unions are big business, friend

And they're going out like a dinosaur

They used to grow food in Kansas

Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw

I can see the day coming when even your home garden

Is gonna be against the law.

Well, it's sundown on the union

And what's made in the USA

Sure was a good idea

'Til greed got in the way.

Democracy don't rule the world

You'd better get that in your head

This world is ruled by violence

But I guess that's better left unsaid

From Broadway to the Milky Way

That's a lot of territory indeed

And a man's gonna do what he has to do

When he's got a hungry mouth to feed.

Well, it's sundown on the union

And what's made in the USA

Sure was a good idea

'Til greed got in the way.