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Thread #115155   Message #2464025
Posted By: Joe_F
12-Oct-08 - 09:13 PM
Thread Name: Songs About Money
Subject: RE: Songs About Money
DaveO: Likewise, in "Hesitation Blues":

The eagle on the dollar says In God We Trust.
When a woman sees a man, she wants to see a dollar fust.
Tell me how long do I have to wait?
Do I get you now, or must I hesitate?

Actually, that whole song belongs here. It starts right out with

Standing on a corner with a dollar in my hand,
Looking for a woman that's looking for a man.

Come to think, just about any song that has sex or love in it is likely to deal with prostitution or marriage, and thus with money. For example, in "The Bold Soldier" we hear

"Hold your hand," said the old man, "Do not be so bold.
You shall have my daughter and a thousand pounds of gold.
"Fight on," said the maiden, "The portion is too small."
"Hold your hand," said the old man, "and you shall have it all".
Fa la la la, etc.

And in "Zehntausend Mann",

Reiter, Reiter, Reiter, we gross is dein Vermoegen?...
Bauer, Bauer, Bauer, zwei Stiefel ohne Sohlen....
Reiter, Reiter, Reiter, so kannst do sie nicht haben....

And in "The Molecatcher",

"I'll make you pay dearly for tilling my ground
And the money it'll cop you no less than ten pound"

"Ten pound," says the young fellow, "That I don't mind
It only works out about tuppence a grind"

Enjoy.