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All around I hear the sound of money
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But I ain't got a nickel to my name
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And everywhere I look I see temptation
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She stands on every corner and calls my name
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Chorus:
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Now won't you tell me if you can
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Cause life's so hard to understand
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Why's the rich man busy dancing
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While the poor man pays the band
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Oh, they're billing me
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For killing me
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Please lord have mercy on the working man
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Uncle Sam's got his hands in my pockets
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And he helps himself each time
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He needs a dime
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Them politicians treat me like a mushroom
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Cause they fed me bull
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And keep me in the blind
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Chorus:
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So won't you tell me if you can
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Cause life's so hard to understand
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Why's the rich man busy dancing
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While the poor man pays the band
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Oh, they're billing me
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For killing me
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Yeah, lord have mercy on the working man
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Hey Saint Peter look down for a minute
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And see this little man
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About to drown
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There's quick sand all around
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And man I'm in it
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Please help me up Lord
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Cause I'm going down
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Chorus:
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Now won't you tell me if you can
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Cause life's so hard to understand
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Why's the rich man busy dancing
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While the poor man pays the band
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Oh, they're billing me
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For killing me
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Please lord have mercy on the working man
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Yeah, now won't you tell me if you can
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Cause life's so hard to understand
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Why's the fat man busy dancing
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While the thin man pays the band
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Oh, they're billing me
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For killing me
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Please lord have mercy on the working man
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Please lord have mercy on the working man
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Please lord have mercy, on the working...man
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Oh yeah, yeah
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Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man
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| Kevin Ray |
