I bought a car and a radio,
a mixer and a fishin' pole,
and fancy books to go up on my shelf.
A sweeper and a pair of pants,
and a new device to kill the ants,
and a washer that'll run by itself.
The salesmen smile as they sing,
credit is the finest thing,
a dollar down and a dollar in a week.
But I didn't notice in the past
that the weeks were flyin' by so fast
Till the bills came a -pilin' in the heat
I got the no -money -down,
easy monthly -payment blues
Everything I buy I'm bound to lose
There's a man at the front door,
one a -bangin' on the back
I got those easy monthly -payment blues
I bought some books to make me laugh
Some re cords for my phonograph,
Some jewelry just to keep my sweetie gay.
A fog light and a set of tires,
And a bathtub for that home of ours,
And a table that is always in the way.
A coupon from the magazine
I could try out their machine
For thirty days without a bit of pay.
they've garnished the wages yesterday
easy monthly payment blues
Everything I buy I'm bound to lose
There's a man stuck in the chimney,
one a -banging on the back
Bought a rug, I bought a chair,
I bought a thing to grow my hair
And I bought a trap to bump off all the mice
A kitchen stove and a coffee pot
and a fence to go around the lot
And plastic tees that always look so nice
All the news that I read's
got pictures of the things I need
And I hear about them on the radio
Of vitamins and liver pills
and things to cure up all my ills
So I grab my hat and then away I go
easy monthly payment blues,
everything I buy I'm bound to lose.
With a warrant and a moving van
to come to get my pots and pans
and I can't even pay for my shoes.
