ALL AROUND I HEAR
THE SOUND OF MONEY
BUT I AIN'T GOT
A NICKEL TO MY NAME
AND EVERYWHERE I
LOOK I SEE TEMPTATION
SHE STANDS ON EVERY
CORNER
AND CALLS MY NAME
WON'T YOU TELL ME
IF YOU CAN
'CAUSE LIFE'S SO
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WHY'S THE RICH
MAN BUSY DANCIN'
WHILE THE POOR
MAN PAYS THE BAND
OH THEY'RE BILLIN' ME
FOR KILLIN' ME
LORD HAVE MERCY
ON A WORKIN' MAN
UNCLE SAM'S GOT
HIS HANDS IN MY
POCKETS
AND HE HELPS HIMSELF
EACH TIME
HE NEEDS A DIME
THEM POLITICIANS TREAT
ME LIKE A MUSHROOM
'CAUSE THEY FEED
ME BULL AND KEEP
ME IN THE BLIND
WON'T YOU TELL ME
IF YOU CAN
'CAUSE LIFE'S SO
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WHY'S THE RICH
MAN BUSY DANCIN'
WHILE THE POOR
MAN PAYS THE BAND
OH THEY'RE BILLIN' ME
FOR KILLIN' ME
LORD HAVE MERCY
ON A WORKIN' MAN
16 BAR
INSTRUMENTAL
BREAK
HEY ST. PETER
LOOK DOWN
FOR A MINUTE
AND SEE THIS
LITTLE MAN
ABOUT TO DROWN
THERE'S QUICKSAND
ALL AROUND
AND MAN I'M IN IT
PLEASE HELP ME UP
LORD 'CAUSE
I'M GOIN' DOWN
WON'T YOU TELL ME
IF YOU CAN
'CAUSE LIFE'S SO
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WHY'S THE RICH
MAN BUSY DANCIN'
WHILE THE POOR
MAN PAYS THE BAND
OH THEY'RE BILLIN' ME
FOR KILLIN' ME
LORD HAVE MERCY
ON A WORKIN' MAN
WON'T YOU TELL ME
IF YOU CAN
'CAUSE LIFE'S SO
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WHY'S THE FAT
MAN BUSY DANCIN'
WHILE THE THIN
MAN PAYS THE BAND
OH THEY'RE BILLIN' ME
FOR KILLIN' ME
PLEASE LORD HAVE MERCY
ON A WORKIN' MAN
PLEASE LORD HAVE MERCY
ON THE WORKIN' MAN
PLEASE LORD HAVE MERCY
ON THE WORKIN' MAN