Hark!  The herald children sing, "Daddy, buy us everything!"
Games and toys and junk galore; we always want more and more
Nintendo six-four-bit power; join the chorus of the hour
With one deafening voice proclaim, "We want it all; now who's to blame?"
Hark!  The herald children sing, "Daddy, buy us everything!"

Thus we trudge into the mall, buying gifts both great and small
Merchants watch with looks of glee; they'll soon have all our money
"Buy this!  Buy that!" children holler; "Flex the muscle of the dollar!
Buy 'til you can buy no more; if you don't, we'll yell for more!"
Hark!  The herald children sing, "Mommy, buy us everything!"

Lo, what now on Christmas Day?  Toys for which the children prayed
Parents quake behind feigned smiles--charge accounts unreconciled
Listen to the children's chorus: "Our parents bought it all for us!"
With the Joneses still in step; ten more years we'll stay in debt
Hark!  The herald children sing, "Next year buy us everything!"
Amen.