Intro : (3x)
I been laid off from work, my rent is due,
my kids all need brand new shoes.
So I went to the bank to see what they could do,
they said, "Son, l ooks like bad luck got a h old on you."
Mo ney's too tight to mention, I can't get an unemployment extensio n.
Mo ney's too tight to mention.
I went to my brother to see what he could do,
he said, "Brother, I'd like to help you, but I'm un able to."
So called on my father, father,
almi ghty father, he said :
Money's too tight to mention, oh, money, money, money, money.
Mo ney's too tight to mention, I can' t even qualify for my pension.
We're talking 'bout Reaga nomics,
oh, Lord, down in the C ongress,
they're passing all kinds of bills,
from up there on Capitol Hill, we've tried it.
Mo ney's too tight to mention, cutbacks !
Mo ney's too tight to mention, oh, money, money, money, money.
We're talking 'bout money money, we're talking 'bout money money,
we're talking 'bout money money, we're talking 'bout money money.
We're talking 'bout money money, we're talking 'bout money money,
we're talking 'bout money money, money money money !
We're talking 'bout the dollar bill,
and that old man that's over the hill.
Now, what are we all to do
when m oney's got a hold on yo u.
Money's too tight to mention, oh, money, money, money, money.
Mo ney's too tight to mention, get never - money.
I'm talking 'bout money money, I'm talking 'bout money money,
I'm talking 'bout money money, I'm talking 'bout money money...
