1. I have to make a choice.
   I have to make a choice.
   I weigh my costs and benefits
   And then I make a choice.
   
   
2. Choices have a cost.
   Choices have a cost.
   With every choice I have to make,
   Something will be lost.
   
   
3. Incentives guide my choice.
   Incentives guide my choice
   They lead me to more benefits.
   Incentives guide my choice.
   
   
4. Later I will see,
   Later I will see.
   The consequences of my choice.
   Later I will see.
   
   
5. When two people trade
   Voluntarily,
   Both of them will benefit,
   When two people trade.
   
   
6. A market economy,
   A market economy,
   Rewards me for efficiency
   A market economy.
   
   

Used with permission. From Adventures in Economics and U. S. History© Econ Fun, LLC, Richmond, VA - page 113 Vol. 1 (by Martha Hopkins and Suzanne Gallagher)