Often on the weekend I'll jump in my car
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I won't fill up the tank although I'm going far
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And if somebody asks me if I'm going to a bar
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I'll say I'm shopping 'cross the border in the USA
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I don't go down there to buy my groceries
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I respect our farmers and our factories
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I don't believe that "local" means it's poor in quality
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It's just our goddamn prices are too high
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(If he stays away for just two days)
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I'll get one hundred dollars duty-free
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If it adds to more I won't claim it for
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(He won't declare the products if they're in his trunk)
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Although it is Canada that I call home
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I don't cheer for the Yankees when I'm in the Dome
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I didn't swell with pride during the Desert Storm
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It's just that I don't want to pay the tax
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(It's just that he's too cheap to pay the tax)
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(Yes, it's just like this, he's a loyalist)
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I'll only shop at malls that fly our flag
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(And he'll tell Bob Rae that he just won't pay)
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Unless I need my unemployment benefits
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(Get a job, get a job, get a job)
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Now everyone is doing the same thing as me
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They're doing what they can to beat the GST
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They're lining up for miles at the Duty-Free
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So I bought a JC Penny's store in Buffalo
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(So everybody come on down to Buffalo)
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(Cause if you stay away for just two days)
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You'll get one hundred dollars duty-free
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Though it's not at par it'll still go far
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And it ends up in the pockets of a country man
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(It ends up in the pockets of a country man)
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Oh, Canada.
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The Canadian Crisis Song
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| The Arrogant Worms |
