Now I'm not talking 'bout excessive greed.
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The kind that puzzled the scribes and Pharisees.
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I don't worship it like a golden calf,
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But change in my pocket is always good for a laugh.
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I've seen it brighten up the eyes of a child
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It even makes the Dali Lama smile.
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It's no relation tot he meaning of life,
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It's a dang fool husband doesn't spring for his wife.
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A little spending money.
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Money to burn.
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Money that you did not necessarily earn.
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Rainy days seem to wind up sunny,
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Long as you got a little spending money.
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I got no financial conscience.
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Can't worry where it went.
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A lasting treasure or a moment of pleasure
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Worth it every cent.
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Coin or paper baby,
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Silver or gold.
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All denominations, nouveau or old.
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Can't have a turkey without oyster dressing,
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It's the root of all evil, the sum of your blessings.
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Don't need no armored car or time locked vault,
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Don't need no shaker full, just a few grains of salt.
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You may get by lookin' good and being funny,
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But life's a little less restrained.
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With a little spending money.
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Money to burn.
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Money that you did not necessarily earn.
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Rainy days seem to wind up sunny,
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Long as you got a little spendin' money...
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Long as you got a little spendin' money...
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Spending Money
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| Jimmy Buffett |
