When I grew up my family was very, very poor
But we scraped by and somehow we kept
Hunger from the door
Even in the meanest times my daddy used to say
No matter what you'll always get
Your three squares a day
Daddy might have been in debt
He earned his wages with his sweat
But we knew we would always get
Three squares a day

But to this end we soon did learn we had to do our part
Saving money, cutting corners, we had to live smart
So with toilet paper to his rule we would obey
With no excuse we'd only use
Three squares a day

And he said do your part for Uncle Sammy
Learn a bit of origami
You can score a triple whammy
Three squares a day

Three squares a day
My daddy used to say
Are your allotted rations come what may
Three squares a day
Keeps bankruptcy in May
But today there is an issue
That you can't buy toilet tissue
Oh, how I miss you
My three squares a day