People sure act funny
When they get a little money
Yes, they do, y'all

Sure act funny when
They get a little money
Yes, they do, y'all


I knowed you when lived in a hut
You made your living

From the cane you cut
Now you're living on easy street
You passed me by and

You don't wanna speak

People sure do holler

When they get on to a dollar
Yes, they do, y'all
Sure do holler when

They get on to a dollar
Yes, they do, man


I knowed you when
You didn't have no shoes
Your whole family

Sang the lonely blues

Now you're grinning

Like a cheshire cat
You're?, big and fat


People sure do squeal
When they get a dollar bill
Yes, they do, man

Sure do squeal when
They get a dollar bill
Yes, they do, y'all


I knowed you when
You were my kin

I stuck to you through
The thick and thin


You were the mother
Who put me out?
I'm here to tell you

Change and turn around

People sure act mean when

They get a mess of green
Yes, they do, man
Sure act mean when

They get a mess of green
Yes, they do, man


I knowed you when you
Didn't have a dime
We'd be together all the time

Now that you are big enough
You can't be found nowhere


People sure act funny
When they get a little money
Yes, they do, y'all

Sure act funny, man
When they get some money


I'm gonna get outta this town
And find me some money
What about you, man


Everybody sure act funny
When they get a little money...