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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: GUEST,Rob The Roadie Date: 15 Oct 08 - 07:31 AM OOPS thanks for adding the "R" it does help . I should also say that Anne and Angie are far from being "cheshire ladies" some would even go as far as saying far from being ladies...... Anne is a Liverpulian of Lithuanian extraction and Angie is Anglo Irish, Born a Cockney, and married to a Scot! |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Genie Date: 14 Oct 08 - 11:43 PM How about Roger Miller's "King of the Road" - with lyrics like: "Trailers for sale or rent, Rooms to let, fifty cents. ... I'm a man of means by no means ... " And of course, "I don't pay no union dues ... " |
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Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: I'D RATHER MAKE A REVOLUTION From: Charley Noble Date: 14 Oct 08 - 08:50 PM Here's one from an old Michigan buddy: Lyrics by Paul Emery of Lansing, Michigan, circa 1980 Second verse & minor word changes by Charlie Ipcar in 1995 Tune: after "Alice's Restaurant" I'D RATHER MAKE A REVOLUTION (C)Well, I went down to see my shrink; She said, "(F)Boy, have you got (C) any money?" I said, "I've got Black & Blue Cross Insurance And, (D) sure, I can chip in the other five (G7)dollars." She said, "(C)Son, I know what's wrong with you; You don't (F)appreciate the privileged position you was (C)born to – White, male, (A)middle class, American, You (D) ain't got no (G)reason to (C) holler." Chorus: (C)But I said, "I'd rather make a revolution Than (F) fifty dollars an (C) hour; I'd rather make a good woman smile Than to (D)have her address me as 'Your (G7)Honor;' I'd (C) rather sing a song with my friends Than to (F) sell a lot of life in-(C) surance; Instead of becoming (A) Master of the World I (D) guess I'll just be- (G) come a (C) nuisance." "Get your pad, nurse," the doctor said, "I think this boy's insane. Evil spirits have infused The soft spots in his brain; He's obviously insecure; I bet he sucks his thumb; He's a no good, rotten, un-pa-tri-ot-ic; Bearded, Commie, bum." Chorus: But I said, "I'd rather make a revolution Than fifty dollars an hour; I'd rather make a good woman smile Than to have her address me as 'Your Honor'; I'd rather sing a song with my friends Than to raise a lot of campaign dollars Instead of becoming Master of the World I guess I'll just pick and holler ." Well, gather 'round, friends, and listen to me And I'll give you a tip on the level; The trouble I've always had with success Is – I get bored in the middle; I start out fine; got my eye on the line; Got my nose right down to the grindstone; But it ain't long 'fore I'm singin' this song And the chorus goes something like this: Chorus: I'd rather make a revolution Than fifty dollars an hour; I'd rather make a good woman smile Than to have her address me as 'Your Honor'; I'd rather sing a song with my friends Than to sell a lot of vinyl siding; Instead of becoming Master of the World I guess I'll just keep on idling. Well, I joined that great march for Peace and Justice But I sure hated to give up the goodies; I took a bold step forward – And a wistful look back; But where I come from you knew which side you was on, And the side I was on turned out to be wrong; And the side that was wrong turned out to be right; I'd rather not switch, let's fight! Chorus: I'd rather make a revolution Than fifty dollars an hour; I'd rather make a good woman smile Than to have her address me as 'Your Honor'; I'd rather sing a song with my friends Than to sell a lot of Dot-Com syndications; Instead of becoming Master of the World I guess I'll just try meditation. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Genie Date: 14 Oct 08 - 08:17 PM Or, "My Gal's A Corker, She's a new Yorker. I buy her everything to keep her in style. She's got a pair of hips Just like two battleships, Gee, boys, that's where my money goes. etc. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: GUEST,Ken Brock Date: 14 Oct 08 - 03:08 PM Four Pence a Day (trad) Four Pounds a Day (Ian Campbell Folk Group parody of above) The Face on the Dime (Harold Rome tribute to FDR in 1946 in Call Me Mister) |
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Subject: Lyr Add: THAT'S WHERE MY MONEY GOES From: Azizi Date: 14 Oct 08 - 02:21 PM Charley, the line in that song "And that's where my money went" caused a song to pop into my head that I learned decades ago in junior high school music class: That's where my money goes To buy my baby's clothes I buy her everything to keep her in style. She's worth her weight in gold My lovely la-a-dy. Hey, boys, that's where my money goes. -snip- I don't know the name or the composer of this song. When I tried to search for it online, I found this song: THAT'S WHERE MY MONEY GOES Recorded by: Webb Pierce; Mel Tillis. Oh boy that's where my money goes I've got a gal in Monroeville she won't dance but her sister will Oh boy that's where my money goes And I've got a gal out in Florida she won't swing but the show will sway Oh boy that's where my money goes Work my fingers to the bone so I can take more dollars home Workin' over time at the mill turn the pay for my baby's bills My gal wears fancy clothes red tall shoes and rolldown hose Oh boy that's where my money goes [ trumpet ] My gal drives a limousine and you know who buys the gasoline Oh boy that's where my money goes My gal lives like a movie star pink champaigne and caviar Oh boy that's where my money goes Work my fingers to the bone... Oh boy that's where my money goes http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/thatswheremymoneygoesvarious.shtml -snip- I'm not sure if that song and the one I remember are related. I guess it's possible that my music teacher changed some of the words to that song so that the song would be more suitable for pre-teenagers. Does anyone know either of these songs, and do you think the one I remember comes from the other song? And, for what it's worth, there's a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that is named "Monroeville". But I'm not sure if that's the Monroeville that is mentioned in that song, as there probably are a lot of Monroevilles in the USA. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: I AIN'T BROKE BUT I'M BADLY BENT From: Charley Noble Date: 14 Oct 08 - 12:43 PM Azizi- Your query about "two bits" is also related to "pieces of eight" from the days when pirates plundered the Spanish Main (wherever that might be!). The phrase "I'm not broke but I'm badly bent" appears to occur in more than one song besides "The Panic Is On" as posted above. Here's a case in point: I Ain't Broke but I'm Badly Bent (Anon. from 1930's) I'm a going back to the country I can't pay that rent No I'm not completely broke But, brother, I'm badly bent; I can't understand where my money went But I ain't broke, just badly bent When I get back to the country I'll be living in a tent Ma and Pa will surely be mad 'Bout all the money I spent I can't understand just where it went But I ain't broke, just badly bent Well I had a lot of money But to the city I went I met too many good looking girls And that's where my money went, And now I know just where it went I ain't broke but I'm badly bent I can't understand where my money went But I ain't broke but, brother, I'm badly bent. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Azizi Date: 14 Oct 08 - 09:54 AM I meant to provide a hyperlink to the phrase pattin juba. Here's a hyperlink to that phrase's wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba_dance |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Azizi Date: 14 Oct 08 - 09:48 AM Somewhat off-topic but not really: I conducted an internet search to find out what "bit" means in the context of money. The 6th definition for "bit" as found on http://www.answers.com/topic/bit is "Informal. An amount equal to one eighth of a dollar: two bits." ** See this discussion about the source of the term "two bits": "Does anyone know where the expression "two bit" meaning a quarter comes from? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker; From dollhaus In the early days of the US, there was not enough US coinage to go around. Foreign coins were used, one of the most common being the Spanish Real (Spanish dollar), equal to $1US. To get small change, this coin was often cut into 8 pieces like a pizza. Cutting into 10 would fit the US system better, but there was no easy way to get 10 equal pieces - but easy to cut into fourths and then eighths. Each 1/8 of a Spanish dollar was called a bit and was equal to 12-1/2 cents. Two of them equaled 25 cents - or a quarter. So two bits has been a quarter since the early days of the US" ** Here's another response to that question from that same article: "It's a saying from the 1930's. "Shave and a haircut two bits" . Earlier it was of Spanish origin. They had coins called bits and two bits were 25 cents." -Debra B http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070515190053AA9cr0H -snip- I had forgotten about that "Shave and a haircut two bits" line until I read it in that response. The "shave and a haircut two bits" refers to a pattin juba rhythmic pattern that has became known as the Bo Diddley beat. But, still, I think that line merits inclusion on this thread since, in this context, "bits" means money. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Azizi Date: 14 Oct 08 - 09:19 AM Genie, and Charley-you two rock! I appreciate the time and effort that you two and other posters have put into adding relevant titles & lyrics to this thread. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: THE PANIC IS ON From: Charley Noble Date: 14 Oct 08 - 08:49 AM One of the best songs from the Depression Era is in the DT, bits of which have been posted above: PANIC IS ON What this country is coming to Some would like to know If they don't do something bye and bye The rich will live and the poor will die Doggone, I mean the panic is on Can't get work, can't draw no pay, Things are worse, each day. Nothing to eat, no place to sleep, All night long folks are walking the street. Saw a man this morning, walking down the street, No shoes on his feet. You oughta seen the women in their flats, You could hear'em saying, "What kinda man is that?" All them landlords done raised the rent, Folks are badly bent. Where they gets the dough from, goodness knows, But if they don't produce it-in the street they go... Some play numbers, some read your mind, Rackets of all kinds. Some trimming corns offa people's feet, They gotta do something to make ends meet... Some women selling apples, some selling pie, Selling gin and rye. Some are selling socks to support their man, In fact, some are selling everything they can. I've pawned clothes, pawned my everything Pawned my watch and ring. Pawned my razor but not my gun, So if luck don't change, there'll be some stealing done. Old Prohibition's ruined everything, That's why I must sing. Here's one thing I want you all to hear: 'Til they bring back light wine, gin and beer, Doggone-the panic will be on. I wonder what its origins are? Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Genie Date: 14 Oct 08 - 01:10 AM Magic Penny (Malvina Reynolds) Drill, Ye Tarriers ( "Next time payday came around, Jim Goff a dollar short was found When he asked what for, came this reply: "You was docked for the time you was up in the sky.") Would You Like To Play The Guitar (Carry money home in a jar) / Pat Donahue Handful of Songs (Jerry Rasmussen - in DT) - "Some may leave money from a lifetime of saving") Rich Gal, Poor Gal (in DT?) Night Rider's Lament (in DT) - "Why do you ride for your money? Why do you rope for short pay?" The Gambler (in DT) - "You never count your money when you're settin' at the table. There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done." My Sweet Wyoming Home (Staines) (in DT) - several references to "money," "dough," "dime," "entrance fees," etc. Times Are Gettin' Hard (in DT) - "money's gettin' scarce." Gilgarra Mountain (Whiskey In The Jar) - "He counted out his money and it made a pretty penny" Cohen Owes Me Ninety-Seven Dollars (vaudeville-type song by Irving Berlin about a businessman trying to get his son to collect on debts before he passes on). The lyrics and a link are in the forum. Pop! Goes The Weasel (That's the way the money goes) |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Genie Date: 14 Oct 08 - 12:54 AM Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes") I Don't Want Your Millions, Mister (in DT) Nine Gold Medals (in DT) Farewell to the Gold (in DT) Acapulco Gold (in DT) A House of Gold (in DT) Blood and Gold (Romanian song in DT) The Plain Golden Band (in DT) There's a Gold Mine in the Sky (in DT) Pay Me My Money Down (in DT) God Bless the Child (That's Got His Own) The Pound a Week Rise The Man That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (in DT) A Dollar Down and a Dollar a Week (in DT) |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Genie Date: 14 Oct 08 - 12:21 AM Or Belafonte's Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Genie Date: 14 Oct 08 - 12:19 AM Money Makes the World Go Round (I think this is from "Cabaret") If I Were a Rich Man (from "Fiddler on the Roof") One Silver Dollar (from "River of No Return") Goldfinger (from the James Bond film) Money for Nothing (Dire Straits) Silver Threads and Golden Needles (sung by Jodie Miller) Silver and Gold (at least two different songs by this title) All The Gold In California (Gatlin Brothers) The Nickel Song (sung by Nana Mouskouri) Ten Cents a Dance Oh Dem Golden Slippers I Found a Million-Dollar Baby (In a Five-and-Ten-Cent Store) Love at the Five and Dime (Nanci Griffith) Then there's this one we use to sing when I was in college: Well, you can throw a Silver Dollar down upon the ground And it rolls because it's round. A woman never knows what a good man she's got Until she turns him down. Well, listen, listen, listen to me And I'll make you understand Just like a silver dollar goes from hand to hand A woman goes from man to man (right here on Mudcat)* A woman goes from man to man. And there's the one ["Playground in My Mind"] that goes:
My name is Michael, |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Charley Noble Date: 13 Oct 08 - 08:18 PM If I ever get my hand on a dollar again, Gonna hold on to it till the eagle grins... From "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: GUEST Date: 13 Oct 08 - 06:15 PM Kander and Ebb have two Money songs from Cabaret - one from the stage version and one from the film version. E.Y. Harburg and Jule Styne - "Money, Money, Money" from Darling of the Day (1968) Irving Berlin - Can You Use Any Money Today? from Call Me Madam. A good tool for finding songs from Broadway, London stage and film by words in the title is: www.castalbumdb.com |
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Subject: Lyr Add: ARE YOU MAKING ANY MONEY (Ramona Davies) From: Charley Noble Date: 13 Oct 08 - 02:06 PM Azizi et al- The correct title of the verse I posted above is "Are You Making Any Money?" and I've posted a set of lyrics on a new thread of that title. Here are those lyrics for those interested here: Are You Making Any Money (As sung by Ramona Davies (1933)) You make time, and you make love dandy, You make swell molasses candy, But, honey, are you making any money? That's all I want to know! You make fun, and you could make trouble, You make mistakes, say, that goes double, But, honey, are you making any money? That's all I want to know! You make dates and you make trains, I can get that through my head. It's a cinch, in a pinch, you could make breakfast, Even make the bed. You make good when you make a promise, No, I'm not a Doubting Thomas, But, honey, are you making any money? That's all I want to know! But, honey, are you making any money? That's all I want to know! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Azizi Date: 13 Oct 08 - 12:36 PM I want to give a cheer to all those who have posted on this thread. 2 bits 4 bits 6 bits a dolla All those for Mudcat Stand up and holla YEAH! ** Btw, what's a "bit"? ** Special thanks to Dave Illingworth for posting the names of the composers of several songs that had been previously mentioned on this thread. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Uncle_DaveO Date: 13 Oct 08 - 11:50 AM I don't think anyone has referred to this one yet: The first verse of Young Roger, Esquire goes this way: YOUNG ROGER, ESQUIRE Young Roger, Esquire came a-courting of late To a rich farmer's daughter called beautiful Kate She had large fortune, of jewels and rings And five thousand pound, and other fine things Which caus-ed young Roger For to tell her his mind, If she would prove constant, Then he would prove constant, Both loving and kind. One of my (thousand?) favorite songs. Dave Oesterreich |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Dave Illingworth Date: 13 Oct 08 - 05:16 AM MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) (mentioned earlier) written by Jamie Bradford and Berry Gordy Jnr, and originally recorded by Barrett Strong on the Anna label (1960)- one of the very first issues from what became Tamla Motown. YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH (also mentioned earlier) written by Jesse Stone (aka Charles Calhoun) and originally recorded by The Clovers (1954) on Atlantic. Not sure if anyone has mentioned MONEY'S GETTING CHEAPER (aka TIMES ARE GETTING TOUGHER THAN TOUGH):- Prices getting steeper, money's getting cheaper, Found myself a woman and I just couldn't keep her. Times are getting tougher than tough, Things getting rougher than rough, Make a bit of money but I just keep spending the stuff. Went the butcher, asked the butcher for a pound, Couldn't afford a pork chop when I laid my money down. (Times etc) Politicians arguing about the price of meat, Why don't they cut the prices and let the people eat. (Times etc) I can't afford to live, I guess I'll have to try, Undertakers got a union and it costs too much to die. (Times etc) First recording, I think, by Jimmy Witherspoon in 1947, with Jay NcShann band. Jimmy wrote it I think (and recorded it several times over the years), but sometimes credited to "Boyd". Last Saturday I was singing the song a gig, and added:- The Dow Jones and FTSE 100 I just don't understand, Soon I'll be paying my Council Tax in.... Iceland. (Times etc) |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Arkie Date: 12 Oct 08 - 09:50 PM Lots of good songs listed which make these sound a little trite: "I Don't Want Your Millions Mister", "If You've Got the Money, Honey I've Got the Time" and "Money, Marbles, and Chalk". I just learned of another song "Moneyland" which has recorded by Del McCoury. I posted what information I had about that in another thread before I spotted this one. It is on a relatively new CD about hard times. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Joe_F Date: 12 Oct 08 - 09:13 PM 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. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Charley Noble Date: 12 Oct 08 - 09:01 PM There's been a lot of favorite songs mentioned here but I don't think anyone has mentioned the one that my mother still sings at the age of 91: ...You makes love dandy; You're as sweet as molasses candy, But tell me, honey, are you makin' any money, That's what I'd like to know! This is probably a country-western song from the 1940's but I can't find it. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Azizi Date: 12 Oct 08 - 03:43 PM Thanks, Robyn. That link you posted was to: http://www.sky-web.net/taggartandwright/ "Anne Taggart and Angie Wright are a Chester based folk duo, steadily building up an excellent reputation as accomplished singers in Cheshire and various parts of England and North Wales. Their close harmonies and relaxed approach have made them popular guests at many folk clubs and festivals ever since they teamed up a few years ago. As well as traditional music, they also include contemporary songs in their repertoire."... |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Uncle_DaveO Date: 12 Oct 08 - 02:54 PM I would have taken an oath that I had posted this one, but here it is (again): Dave Van Ronk, in his rendition of "Mama Bought a Chicken", has the verse, Ashes to ashes Dust to dust Woman wants a man but got to See a dollah fust Dave Oesterreich |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: GUEST,Rob the Roadie Date: 12 Oct 08 - 06:08 AM Considring the state of the world of finance..... yes a very apt topic. Angie Wright wrote "The Cheshire Set" a very funny song about the "Haves and Havenots and wannabees" It was inspired by two seperate incidents one a TV prog in which a woman in an exclusive dress shop in Deepest Cheshire found on the rack a stunning little number which she loved but when she took it to the sales desk she was told it ONLY cost £80. She protested "surely you are wrong it must be £800." ! NO £80 was the reply. Well in that case I dont want it! and she walked out. The other was when Angie was performing with Anne Taggart as TAGGART AND WRIGHT when thy were introduced as "being from Cheshire where they have real fruit on the table" by the MC. This comment then became part of their act and the lyrics to the song. Angies other song which gets a lot of attention is "CRY OF THE WORLD" a very serious number which is about mans denial about the affect his greed is having on the planet . Both songs are on Angie second solo CD Captive Heart. For more go to http://www.sky-web.net/taggartandwright/ |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: open mike Date: 12 Oct 08 - 05:32 AM Lee Hazlewood wrote the song summer wine strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring my summer wine is really made from all these things .. and then she gave to me summer wine... When I woke up the sun was shining in my eyes My silver spurs were gone my head felt twice its size She took my silver spurs a dollar and a dime And left me cravin' for more summer wine |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: GUEST,Dave MacKenzie Date: 11 Oct 08 - 07:16 PM I keep trying to insert a long list of songs I've forgotten that explicity mention money, and the system keeps sabotaging me. Good job I'm not paranoid. Next time I'll do it off-line and paste it in. The Brecht song above is usually known as "Supply and Demand" in English, and was originally done as a duet. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: GUEST,Dave MacKenzie Date: 11 Oct 08 - 07:10 PM |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: oldhippie Date: 11 Oct 08 - 05:33 PM Something keeps popping into my head about a song "The Ballad of Forty Dollars" maybe Tom T Hall? |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Azizi Date: 11 Oct 08 - 08:58 AM What an eclectic, interesting collection of songs! I love it! Thank you! {It occurs to me that interesting is probably my favorite word. I suppose I use it too much. But I haven't used eclectic in any thread lately, have I? So there ya go :o). ** dick greenhaus, re your post of 10 Oct 08 - 05:21 PM that mentions that the Digitrad has 715 songs that can be found just on a search for the word "money" . Some folks posting here may have checked the digitrad for possibilites, but I haven't. I think of these "song category threads" as a game. I wonder how many songs {and children's rhymes} I can think of in that category without looking at any resource such as the DigiTrad collection, or Google, or other Mudcat threads. When I think of a song and can't remember its lyrics, then I'll go to the DT or google it, or check Mudcat's archive of threads {which still doesn't have post Mudcat crash threads of-what? two years ago on? so because of that isn't that good a resource for what "old" threads there are, as far as I'm concerned}. And I'm interested to see what songs other people come up with, partly to learn new songs, but mostly for the joy of reading what I hope will be an interesting {um-there I go again} discussion. I suppose, given the worldwide financial crisi, it was to be expected that the examples given thus far have been more serious than lighthearted. I'm going to visit the thread whose link that Uncle_DaveO gave on 10 Oct 08 - 01:41 PM just to see how similar the examples are {and therefore the "tone" of the thread is} to this thread. I'm sure that there are other purposes for and other approaches to these types of threads. But those are mine. Best wishes, Azizi |
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Subject: Lyr Add: OLD COMPTON STREET BLUES (Al Stewart) From: GUEST,Nicholas Waller Date: 11 Oct 08 - 06:43 AM Al Stewart's "Old Compton Street Blues" is mostly about a wannabe movie starlet who gets sucked downwards has a money angle too: Oh, your pictures they don't really do you justice, little girl, For you're careful not to let the camera touch your private world, And there's just a hint of sadness in your smile through the dark, As you slip your dress off slowly for the sailor or the clerk, And it could have been so different, and at times you feel bad, For you really did have something that the others never had, And the circle turns and turns and turns so mad, little girl.
Ah, you must have been just fifteen when you made your mind up first
Mmm, you made it to the silver screen and yet you're not a star,
Ah, your pictures they don't really do you justice any more,
Oh, the circle turns and turns and turns so sad, little girl. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: open mike Date: 11 Oct 08 - 04:09 AM We ain't got a barrel of money We may be ragged and funny But rollin' along Singing a song Side by side...(OK. I see this was posted above...) Two-dollar shoes hurt my feet Two-dollar shoes hurt my feet Ten-dollar shoes fits 'em neat Lord lord I ain't gonna be treated this-a way Goin' down the road feeling bad.... Nanci Griffith has a song about Love at the five and dime.... And in the Red Clay Ramblers' “Hot Buttered Rum” song: "Dreary Christmas decorations, line the streets And the filling stations, dime-store Santas can't Disguise the empty hands the empty eyes..." Malvina Reynolds song: Love is like a magic penny, Hold it and you don't have any Lend it spend it and you'll have so many They'll roll all over the floor Love is something if you give it away, Give it away, give it away, You'll end up having more |
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Subject: Lyr Add: YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH (Miller From: VirginiaTam Date: 11 Oct 08 - 03:54 AM Steve Miller's YOUR CASH AIN@T NOTHING BUT TRASH Spoken: Your cash ain't nothing but trash (Take 1). Here we go. Yeah, you may have heart about the gangster of love and the space cowboy, but I'm gonna whip a cat on you right now who's had more trouble, trials and tribulations. One, two, three, hey Yeah It's alright Look here I was walking down the main track One night I met a fine chick She was built just right She stopped when I flashed my roll I told her she could have all of my dough She turned around and with a frown She said this ain't no circus And I don't need a clown Your cash ain't nothin' but trash Your cash ain't nothin' but trash Your cash ain't nothin' but trash And there ain't no need in your hangin' around Just to make a hit with that chick I tried to get a Cadillac right quick The man at the place he looked so strange I had 900 bucks and some change We disagreed I tried to plead Well, he said I ain't a chicken And I don't need your feed Your cash ain't nothin' but trash Your cash ain't nothin' but trash Your cash ain't nothin' but trash Well, baby you're crawling way past your speed I was walkin' into town in my white bucks A man with a gun, he said hands up I tried to get away but too slow He got me and took all of my dough I heard him shout As he cut out Well you ain't lost nothin' What you cryin' about Your cash ain't nothin' but trash Your cash ain't nothin' but trash Your cash ain't nothin' but trash And he took my watch and I passed out I woke up in the arms of a big cop Police station Next stop Judge swung his fist down Plunk plunk $20 fine cause you're drunk Pick up the dough And you can go All I had was a buffalo Your cash ain't nothin' but trash Your cash ain't nothin' but trash Your cash ain't nothin' but trash But I'm sure gonna get me some more |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Joe_F Date: 10 Oct 08 - 11:30 PM ...Say, don't you remember, I'm your pal. Brother, can you spare a dime? -- Yip Harburg ...It's mighty strange, without a doubt: Nobody knows you when you're down and out. --Jimmy Cox Good businessmen have often said, Always trim your costs if you're in the red. Well, come shake hands with an overhead: I'm in the sidings now. If your money-tree will bear no fruit, Never blame the man who tends the root, But take out your knife to the tender shoot: I'm in the sidings now. --Cyril Tawney So ein Mensch braucht zuviel Fressen Dadurch wird der Mensch teurer, Um das Fressen to schaffen, brauch man Menschen. Die Koeche machen das Essen billiger, aber Die Esser machen es teurer. Es gibt ueberhaupt zuwenig Menschen. Was is eigentlich ein Mensch? Weiss ich, was ein Mensch ist? Weiss ich, wer da weiss! Ich weiss nicht, was ein Mensch ist. Ich kenne nur seinen Preis.
(If a human being needs too much to eat, that makes the human being more expensive. To produce food, one needs human beings. The cooks make food cheaper, but the eaters make it more expensive. There are altogether too few human beings. What, essentially, is a human being? Do I know what a human being is? I know who knows! I don't know what a human being is. I just know its price. -- Bertolt Brecht, "A Song about Goods") |
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Subject: Lyr Add: THE MONEY CROP (Malvina Reynolds) From: Barbara Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:54 PM And then there's this one. Both are in the DT. Blessings, Barbara THE MONEY CROP (Malvina Reynolds) Oh, money has its own way, and money has to grow, It grows on human blood and bone, as any child will know: It's iron stuff, and paper stuff, with no life of its own, And so it takes its growing sap from human blood and bone. And many a child goes hungering, because the wage is low, And men die on the battlefields to make the money grow, And those who plant the money crop are avid without end, They plant it in the tenements to make it grow again. The little that they leave to us, it cannot be a seed, We spend it on the shoddy clothes and every daily need, We spend it in an minute, in an hour it is gone To find its way to grow again on human blood and bone. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: I WANT MY MONEY BACK (Saffire) From: Barbara Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:52 PM Not sure this is 'bout MONEY 'zackly, but... I WANT MY MONEY BACK (Saffire) 1. When we first met, you were such a prize. I tried on your loving; it was just my size, And when we hugged, it was a perfect fit, Like a static cling on a nylon knit. You were custom made, not off the rack. Now somethin's shrunk and I want my money back. 2. You had delicate kisses and a permanent press. We rolled and we tumbled and we never got dressed, But then the Tide went out, the dirt was left behind, And I started losin' one sock at a time. You guaranteed no shrinkin', no runnin', but in fact, Your stuff is faded and I want my money back. CHORUS: I want my money back; I want my money back. Your love is shrunken, baby; that's a fact. I want my money back; I want my money back. Your love has faded; better clean up your act. Your discount lovin' was straight off the rack. I want, I want, I want, I want my money back. BRIDGE: You got me in hot water and hung me out to dry. You took me to the cleaners; you rinsed me in the fire. Your fast spinning action and wrinkle-free lies Left a bleached-out lovin' that's no longer my size. 3. When I love again, I'll examine the label: One hundred percent pure, natural, and able To start my cycle, yes, gentle and warm, Or separate by hand to make it last real long. Quality can't be found on an off-the-wall mod rack. Exchange this discount lovin' and get my money back. BREAK, BRIDGE, CHORUS, last line : I want my, I want my, I want my, my money back! |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: GUEST,Ken Brock Date: 10 Oct 08 - 09:38 PM Tom Lehrer's circa 1970 song about the upcoming conversion of British Sterling currency to decimal currency. To appreciate this, Americans and UK citizens below 40 should understand that up until 1970, four farthings equalled a penny, 12 pence equalled a shilling, 5 shillings equalled a crown, 4 crowns equalled a pound, and 21 shillings equalled a guinea. Also, note that in the intro of this video, David Frost mispronounces Lehrer's name, which rhymes with "bearer".
Decimalisation [Lyrics] |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: GUEST,Dave MacKenzie Date: 10 Oct 08 - 08:16 PM |
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Subject: Lyr Add: MONEY SONG (from Monty Python) From: GUEST,Nicholas Waller Date: 10 Oct 08 - 07:57 PM Thre's Monty Python's Money Song - pre-Euro: I've got, Ninety thousand pounds in my pyjamas, I've got forty thousand French francs in my fridge, I've got lots of lovely lire, Now the Deutschmark's getting dearer, And my dollar bills would buy the Brooklyn Bridge. There is nothing quite as wonderful money, There is nothing quite as beautiful as cash, Some people say it's folly, But I'd rather have the lolly, With money you can ma-ake a splash. There is nothing quite as wonderful as money (money money money) There is nothing like a newly minted pound (money money, money) Everyone must hanker for the butchness of a banker It's accountancy that makes the world go 'round (round round round) You can keep your Marxist ways For it's only just a phase For it's money makes the world go round (money money money money money money money money money) |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Sorcha Date: 10 Oct 08 - 07:38 PM Thanks, Amos! |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Amos Date: 10 Oct 08 - 07:16 PM I believe the second verse is:
"As time went on he did his best, |
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Subject: Lyr Add: THE AUCTIONEER (Leroy Van Dyke) From: Sorcha Date: 10 Oct 08 - 06:02 PM Well right boys, open the gates and let 'em walk right i-in Well there was a boy in Arkansas who wouldn't listen to his Ma When she told him that he should go to schoo-ool He'd sneak away in the afternoon, take a little walk and pretty soon You'd find him at the local auction barn He'd stand and listen carefully and pretty soon he began to see How the auctioneer could talk so rapidly Well it's me oh my, it's do or die, I've just got to learn that auction cry Gonna make my mark and be an auctioneer Twenty-five dollar bid, now who will give me thirty dollar Will you make it thirty dollar, give me thirty dollar Oh who will give me a thirty dollar bi-id Got a thirty dollar bid, now who will make it thirty-five Will you give me thirty five, make it thirty-five Oh who will give me a thirty-five dollar bi-id That stockman only did his best, all to see he couldn't get He practiced calling it both night and day-ay Half the time he's behind the barn workin' up an awful roar As he tried to imitate the auctioneer And his pap said, son, we just can't stand to have a mediocre man Selling things at auction using our good name So pack you off to auction school and there you'll be nobody's fool And you can take your place among the fame Thirty-five dollar bid, now who will give me forty dollar Will you give me forty dollar, make it forty dollar Oh who will give me a forty dollar bi-id Got a forty dollar bid, now who will give me forty-five Will you give me forty-five, make it forty-five Oh who will give me a forty-five dollar bi-id Well from that boy that went to school there came a man who played it cool He came back home a full fledged auctioneer-eer And the people (all the lyrics I can find just stop here) |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SIDE BY SIDE (Harry Woods) From: sian, west wales Date: 10 Oct 08 - 05:29 PM Yep - we sure do need some relief from the fiscal gloom. This is an old standard: Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money, Maybe we're ragged and funny, But we'll travel along Singing a song Side by side. Don't know what's coming tomorrow, Maybe it's trouble and sorrow, But we'll travel the road Sharing our load Side by side. Thro' all kinds of weather, What if the sky should fall? Just as long as we're together It doesn't matter at all. When they've all had their quarrels and parted We'll be the same as we started, Just trav'ling a long Singing a song Side by side. Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money, Maybe we're ragged and funny, But we'll travel along Singing a song Side by side. sian |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: dick greenhaus Date: 10 Oct 08 - 05:21 PM Digitrad has 715--just on a search for the word "money" . I didn't check for "cash", "dollar", "dime", "nickle", "penny", or any of the other plausibilities. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Ythanside Date: 10 Oct 08 - 04:58 PM 'Ding Dong Dollar'. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Ythanside Date: 10 Oct 08 - 04:58 PM 'Pennies From Heaven'. 'Golden Pennies'. |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: Art Thieme Date: 10 Oct 08 - 04:48 PM I put "A Dollar Aint A Dollar Any More" on my last CD. It's on Folk Legacy Records. www.folklegacy.com title-----CHICAGO TOWN AND PONTS WEST |
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Subject: RE: Songs About Money From: peregrina Date: 10 Oct 08 - 04:41 PM And how can anyone forget Ed Pickford's Pound a Week Rise |
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