MY BIG MONEY As recorded by Big Bill Broonzy, 1937. I'm on a bum; can't get back home. Can't sleep for dreamin'; I'm all alone. Whoa-oh, but when I had my big money, I had ev'rything goin' my way. I bought a paper; I had it read. I ate my breakfast right in my bed. That was when I had my big money. I had ev'rything goin' my way. My baby told me to take it slow. Uncle Sam might want me to fight some mo', Oh-ho, but when I had my big money, I had ev'rything goin' my way. Now don't be foolish; this is what I know: If I am livin', I'll be too old to go. Whoa-oh, but when I had my big money, I had ev'rything goin' my way. My big money didn't last me long. Had too many friends to spend it on, Oh-oh, but when I had my big money, I had ev'rything goin' my way.
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