Intro :
Well my s hoes they come from Singap ore
My flashlight's from Taiw an
My t ablecloth's from Mal aysia
My belt buckle's from the Amaz on.
You know this s hirt I wear comes from the Philipp ines
And the car I drive is a Chevrolet
It was p ut together down in Argentina
By a guy makin' thirty cents a d ay.
Well it's s undown on the u nion
And what's m ade in the U.S.A .
S ure was a good ide a
'Til g reed got in the w ay.
Well this silk dress is from Hong K ong
And the pearls are from J apan.
Well the dog collar's fr om India
And the flower pot's from Pakist an.
All the fur niture it says "Made in Braz il"
Where a woman she slaved for su re
Bringin' ho me thirty cents a day to a famil y of twelve
You know that's a lot of money t o her.
Well it's s undown on the u nion
And what's m ade in the U.S.A .
S ure was a good ide a
'Til g reed got in the w ay.
Well you know lots of people compla inin' that there is no work.
I say "Why you say that f or
When nothin' you got is U.S.-made?"
They don't make nothin' here no more
You know capitalism is above the la w.
It say "It don't count 'less it sel ls."
When it costs too much to build it at home
You just build it cheaper somepl ace else.
Well it's s undown on the u nion
And what's m ade in the U.S.A .
S ure was a good ide a
'Til g reed got in the w ay.
Well the job that you used to have
They gave it to somebody down in El Salvador.
The unions are big busin ess friend
And they're goin' out like a din osaur.
They used to grow food in Kansas
Now they want to grow it on the moon and e at it raw.
I can se e the day coming when even yo ur home garden
Is gonna be against the law.
Well it's s undown on the u nion
And what's m ade in the U.S.A .
S ure was a good ide a
'Til g reed got in the w ay.
Democracy don't rule the world
You'd better get that in your head.
This world is ruled by v iolence
But I guess that's better left u nsaid.
From Br oadway to the Milky Way
That's a lot of territory indeed
And a ma n's gonna do what he has to d o
When he's got a hungry mouth to feed.
Well it's s undown on the u nion
And what's m ade in the U.S.A .
S ure was a good ide a
'Til g reed got in the w ay.
