We got laid off, hit the sidewalks
Dressed in interview style,
In the air there's a feeling so listless.
No one's offering, people scoffing,
Walking mile after mile,
Then you wait by the phone just to hear:
Silent bells! Silent bells!
It's jobless time, such a pity.
Ring-a-ling, won't you ring?
You'll take whatever they pay.
Dim the hall lights, use the street lights,
Gotta save all our green
We've run out of all our unemployment.
It's the big crunch, we've a good hunch
That our 401K
Will be empty by early next year.
Silent bells! Silent Bells!
It's jobless time, such a pity.
Ring-a-ling, won't you ring?
We may be homeless today.
