The Price of Rice

Well, the price of rice is rising from a penny to a pound
 And there'll soon be starving people everywhere we look around
 I don't understand the economy so I'll sing another tune
 But let's just try to make sure, everybody's got some food
 Well, the price of a house is rising, the mortgage rates are fucked
 It looks like first time buyers are running out of luck
 Your bank accounts are in the red and Cameron's in the blue
 If Northern Rock collapses what the fuck is he going to do?
 My old man said remember the Waltons
 They were poor, but they were happy
 You've got food on your back
 You've got clothes in your mouth,
 You should be fucking happy
 Someone's always got more than you
 Someone's always got less
 Don't worry about it
 be true to yourself,
 And try your fucking best
 Well, the price of petrol's rising and the barrel's running dry
 The motorways are gridlocked and still you want to drive
 We keep on blaming Esso, we keep on blaming Shell.
 We keep on blaming leaders, but we never blame ourselves
 My old man said remember the Waltons
 They were poor, but they were happy
 You've got food on your back
 You've got clothes in your mouth,
 You should be fucking happy
 Someone's always got more than you
 Someone's always got less
 Don't worry about it
 be true to yourself,
 And try your fucking best
 Well, the price of life is precious and you only get one chance
 So let the chips fall where they lie and try to have a laugh
 Don't take yourself so seriously, if you wanted to change the world
 Start treating everybody, how you'd like to be treated yourself
 By Polly Walters ()