Steve Key: Songs/Lyrics
The Chinese Embassy
(Steve Key)
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The Chinese Embassy (by Steve Key (c) 2007)
At the Chinese Embassy, doors are open for you and me
Merchandise on display that the proud Chinese have made
Toys and blenders, shirts and shoes
At an embassy right near you
At the Chinese Embassy--deep discount diplomacy
How do they keep their prices low?
Do you really want to know?
The profits don't go over there
They go to Arkansas billionaires
Remember when we booed and hissed
Called 'em reds and communists
Mao Tse-tung and Deng Zhao Ping
But money changes everything
At the Chinese Embassy -- they got jobs for you and me
Smiley faces working hard -- don't ask for a union card
You organize, you're out the door
Or they'll just shut down your store
Remember when we used to say
Made here in the USA
When did we trade in our flags
For all these Made in China tags?
At the Chinese Embassy, don't ask about the factories
Shop for bargains and forget the genocide in Tibet
Shop for you but not for me
They've got nothing that I need
At the Chinese Embassy