The Kinks Follow

Cheap is small and not too steep
But best of all cheap is cheap
Circumstance has forced my hands
To be a cut price person in a low budget land
Times are hard but we'll all survive
I just got to learn to economize

I'm on a low budget
I'm on a low budget
I'm not cheap, you understand
I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land

Excuse my shoes they don't quite fit
They're a special offer and they hurt me a bit
Even my trousers are giving me pain
They were reduced in a sale so I shouldn't complain
They squeeze me so tight so I can't take no more
They're size 28 but I take 34

I'm on a low budget
(What did you say?)
I'm on a low budget
(I thought you said that)
I'm on a low budget
I'm a cut price person in a low budget land

I'm shopping at Woolworth a low discount stores
I'm dropping my standards so that I can buy more
Low budget sure keeps me on my toes
I count every penny and I watch where it goes
We're all on our uppers we're all going skint
I used to suck cigars but now I suck polo mints

I'm on a low budget
(What did you say?)
Yea I'm on a low budget
(I thought you said that)
I'm on a low budget
I'm a cut price person in a low budget land

Low budget
Low budget
Low budget

Art takes time, time is money
Money's scarce and that ain't funny
Millionaires are things of the past
We're in a low budget film where nothing can last
Money's rare there's none to be found
So don't think I'm tight if I don't buy around

I'm on a low budget
(What did you say?)
Yes, I'm on a low budget
(I thought you said that)
I'm on a low budget
I'm a cut price person in a low budget land

I'm on a low budget
(Say it again)
Low budget
(One more time)
Low budget

Cheap is small and not too steep
But best of all cheap is cheap
Circumstance has forced my hands