My Shoes Were Made In China, 2004
My Shoes Were Made in China is a cabaret show-tune following the historical tradition of cabaret which uses satire to speak to contemporary political issues.
Through painful laughter, My Shoes Were Made in China looks at the inequities of global capital and exchange.
Through painful laughter, My Shoes Were Made in China looks at the inequities of global capital and exchange.
My Shoes Are Made In China
When I was just a little girl, my scope was only a block
I didn’t know how far I’d go, how great and vast my stock
Now every day I open up my closets and I scream!
Lucky me oh lucky me, coats and dresses, shoes and jeans
Lucky me oh lucky me, all the garments I could dream
I run my fingers over their hem lines, their prices are Oh So right.
Look at what I’ve accomplished, I look great Day and Night!
Supply and Demand, supply and demand, consumers command the demand
Supply and demand, supply and demand, I demand a supply, undersand!
Supply and demand, supply and demand, I shop and I shop and I shop
Supply and demand, supply and demand, you work and work ‘til you drop.
My Shoes were made in China, my skirt made in Laos,
Haitians made my underwear, Dominicans my blouse,
I travel just by dressing, caressed by all the world.
Don’t you want to be like me? A stylish North American Girl.
But don’t think that I’m shallow?
I’m not a heartless fool?
People need their jobs “down there,” what else would they all do?
Supply and Demand, supply and demand, consumers command the demand
Supply and demand, supply and demand, I demand a supply, undersand!
Supply and demand, supply and demand, I shop and I shop and I shop
Supply and demand, supply and demand, you work and work ‘til you drop.
(Sung to the tune of Part of Your World, from the Little Mermaid)
I’ve got gadget’s and gizmo’s of plenty
Who’s it’s and whatzit’s galore
You want thingamobobs? I’ve got twenty!
But who cares? No big deal. I want more!
It’s part of a lifestyle you know?
The best in the west is the best
And we all the know the West is the best
We just grow and we grow and we grow
Supporting the worlds economy, with things that we all need
Toasters and coats, wine racks and boats
On these objects I live and I breath
My pillows are made in Sri Lanka, My toothbrush in Mexico,
my diamond comes straight from Zimbabwe,
I’m the queen of the heap does it show?
My Shoes were made in China, my skirt made in Laos,
Haitians made my underwear, Dominicans my blouse,
I travel just by dressing, caressed by all the world.
Don’t you want to be like me? Well look at you, are you like me?
A stylish North American
stylish North American
stylish North American Girl