Hi, Danna - I combined your two threads - one will do just fine. I ripped my Fred Holstein CD to MP3 and put the CD in deep, dark storage, but I think I found pretty good evidence that the song was written by Travis Edmonson, of Bud & Travis. I haven't found a Bud & Travis recording of the song, but I did find the one by Holstein, and another by the Highwaymen with Ann Mayo Muir (before Bok-Muir-Trickett).

-Joe-

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Well, I decided I couldn't live without that Ann Mayo Muir recording, so I downloaded the Highwaymen album. Here's my transcription:

One for the Money
(Travis Edmonson)


One for the money
Two for the show
Three to get ready
And four to go.
And four to go.

I have travelled all over this land
And one sad thing I do find:
When the wide road calls
You must leave friends and all,
Leaving a song behind
For a while,
Leaving a song behind.

One for the money-- sing for a penny
Two for the show-- any song that I know
Three to get ready-- the wide road is pretty
And four to go, it's been good to know you.
And four to go, a long way to go.

Some value money
And some value fame
Some value women and wine;
But a song and a friend
'Round each turn of the bend
Are riches I'd rather were mine
Anytime,
Riches I'd rather were mine.

One for the money-- sing for a penny
Two for the show-- any song that I know
Three to get ready-- the wide road is pretty
And four to go, it's been good to know you.
And four to go, a long way to go.

When I am gone
May my wish linger on,
Its echo fall soft on your ear.
May your riches increase
And you all live in peace
And happiness grow every year
My friends,
Happiness grow every year.

One for the money
Two for the show
Three to get ready-- the wide road is pretty
And four to go,
It's been good to know you;
And four to go:
A long way to go.


Transcribed from the United Artists recording, Hootenanny with the Highwaymen - the vocals on this recording were by Ann Mayo Muir.