Someone mentioned "A Dollar Ain't a Dollar Any More". I have that on an Oscar Brand recording, on which there is also "Ninety Cents Butter".

And there's "Five and a zack".

But not many pre-20th-century songs have been mentioned so far. How about these?

In my pocket I'd one penny.

The versions of Geordie/Georgie where the heroine collects donations.

Sir Patrick Spens, where the Norwegian lords complain about the Scotsmen "our gold they spend right free", and Sir Patrick points out the amount of silver and gold that he has brought to Norway.

The Outlandish Knight, who demands that his victim bring him her parents' money.

The Collier Laddie, where the girl's father eventually relents and "counted out five hundred pounds".

I wish pay Friday would come (spelling standardised, as I claim no competence in Geordie orthography).

Richard