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 - looks like bad luck
Got-a hold on you


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Money's too tight to mention

I can't get an un-em-ploy-ment ex-ten-sion
Money's too tight to mention


I went to my brother
To see what he could do -
He said bro-ther like to help you

But I'm unable to
So I called on my fa-ther fa-ther
Oh my fa-ther

He said

[Chorus:]

Money's too tight to mention
Oh mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey
Mo-ney's too tight to mention

I can't even qual-i-fy for my pension

We talk a-bout rea-gan-on-ics

Oh lord down in the con-gress
They're passing all kinds - of bills
From down cap-it-ol hill - (we've tried them)


[Chorus:]
Money's too tight to mention

[spoken] cut-back!
Mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey
We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey

We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
We're talk-in' 'bout the dollar bill
Now what are we all to do

When the mon-ey's got a hold on you?
Mo-ney's too tight to mention
Oh mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey

Mo-ney's too tight to mention
A-mero - mon-ey oh yeah
We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey

We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
We're talk-in' a-bout mon-ey mon-ey:..