Now for a word from our sponsors . . .

Flash Go The Barcodes
(to the tune of click go the shears)

Down at the checkout the young consumer stands
Holding his credit cards in his gentle hands
Fixed is his gaze on the register display, ‘cause he
Knows that it will all be coming out of his next pay.

Chorus:

Flash go the barcodes, flash, flash, flash
The world is your oyster if you’ve got the cash
Money makes the world go ‘round and that is why we must
Support the multinationals ‘cause they’re supporting us.

‘Vegemite’ and ‘Holden’ aren’t Aussie any more
‘Nike’s made in China on the sweat-house flor
Matches from Malaysia, coffee from Brazil, but the
Only thing he’s thinking is his trolley he must fill.

Chorus:

Bash go the slogans, bash, bash, bash.
Flash go the barcodes, flash, flash, flash
The world is your oyster . . . etc

He takes it home in plastic stops at Macca’s on the way,
Grabs a greasy burger, throws the box away.
He eats ‘Nestle’ chocolate, smokes ‘Winfield’ cigarettes,
But voting for the GST is all that he regrets.

Chorus:

Slash goes the budget . . . etc

He recycles all his ‘Coke’ cans, all his papers too.
Only the best quality, he flushes down the loo.
His vegies come in plastic, his meat in styrofoam, and he
Throws it all into the bin as soon as he gets home.

Chorus:

Mash goes the landfill . . . etc

The river in Romania is full of cyanide.
The Amazon is being cleared before our very eyes, so he
Switches off the telly and grabs himself a beer
And thanks the lucky country that it doesn’t happen here.

Chorus:

Crash go the timbers . . . etc.

-Liam Spencer