Now I m not talking bout excessive greed.
The kind that puzzled the scribes and Pharisees.
I don t worship it like a golden calf
But change in my pocket is always good for a laugh.

I ve seen it brighten up the eyes of a child
It even makes the Dali Lama smile.
It s no relation tot he meaning of life
It s a dang fool husband doesn t spring for his wife.

A little spending money.
Money to burn.
Money that you did not necessarily earn.
Rainy days seem to wind up sunny
Long as you got a little spending money.

I got no financial conscience.
Can t worry where it went.
A lasting treasure or a moment of pleasure
Worth it every cent.

Coin or paper baby
Silver or gold.
All denominationsnouveau or old.
Can t have a turkey without oyster dressing
It s the root of all evilthe sum of your blessings.

Don t need no armored car or time locked vault
Don t need no shaker fulljust a few grains of salt.
You may get by lookin good and being funny
But life s a little less restrained.

With a little spending money.
Money to burn.
Money that you did not necessarily earn.
Rainy days seem to wind up sunny
Long as you got a little spendin money...
Long as you got a little spendin money...

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