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Its Grand To Be Poor Again

cash was never king in my book

I was rarely in anyone's pocket

you were a cofirmed money spinner

more likely than not I'd mock it

 

its grand to be poor again

free of your money-mad clutches

some us put principle first

we'd rather live in hutches

 

nice maybe to have a big balance

endless cash on tap ready to burn

but Mammon exacts a heavy price

that treadmill never ceases to turn

 

its grand to be poor again

free of your money-mad clutches

some of us put principle first

we'd rather live in hutches

 

but winter is cold and I can't afford a coat

I'd give my right arm for a counterfeit note

 

its grand to be poor again

free of your money-mad clutches

some of us put principle first

we'd rather live in hutches

poorcashmoney-madmammon

◄ Brimstone Heart

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M.C. Newberry

Sat 29th Aug 2020 15:38

I can imagine a cynical Woody Guthrie singing this - or even a dryly
humorous Willy Nelson!
Having enough
To pay bills an' stuff
Is my idea of heaven
But when they come to be paid
From the money I've made
I'd prefer eleven dollars to seven! ?

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