Only the words “Christmas”, “Glistening”, “Snow” and “Bells” have been changed to “Recession”, and the words “Candy Canes”, “Toys”, “Hopalong Boots” and “Dolls” have been changed to “Instant Noodles”, and the words “Silver Lanes”, “Talk”, “Walk,” “Pistol That Shoots” and “Snow” have been changed to “Beans”, and the word “School” has been changed to “The End of The Recession” and the word “Tree” has been changed to “Armed Guard“, and the word “Holly” has been changed to “Eviction Notice”
It's beginning to look a lot like recession,
Everywhere you go,
Take a look at the five and ten, it's recession once again,
With instant noodles and beans that glow,
It's beginning to look a lot like recession,
instant noodles in every store,
But the prettiest sight to see is the eviction notice that will be,
On your own front door,
A pair of instant noodles and beans,
Is the wish of Barney and Ben,
Instant noodles that'll beans and will go for a beans,
Is the hope of Janice and Jen,
And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for the end of the recession to start again,
It's beginning to look a lot like recession,
Everywhere you go,
There's a[n] armed guard in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well,
It's the sturdy kind that doesn't mind the recession,
It's beginning to look a lot like recession,
Soon the recession will start,
And the thing that'll make 'em beans is the carol that you sing,
Right within your heart,
It's beginning to look a lot like recession,
instant noodles in every store,
But the prettiest sight to see is the eviction notice that will be,
On your own front door,
Sure, it's recession once more.