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.