i went downtown last night to dig a show

walked past the display window of a big department store

when i looked inside this window, hangin' on the racks

down there near the bottom was a great pair of pink peg slacks

gotta have 'em what i need for 'em is cash

well, have a lot of cash and wear crazy pink peg slacks



i walked up to a salesman and said, mister, i'm flat broke

but i gotta have them pink slacks he said what is this, man, a joke

i asked him how much money he said add 4 and 8

i said man, them pants is crazy, them's pink pair of acetate

gotta have 'em what i need for 'em is cash

well, have a lot of cash and wear crazy pink peg slacks



i went to see my baby, asked her for some dough

she said well, you know i love you honey, but what you need this money

for

i told about them baggers i saw across downtown

she got a sawbuck from her daddy and i turned the ford around

gotta have 'em what i need for 'em is cash

well, have a lot of cash and wear crazy pink peg slacks



brought the ford to a stop, rushed into the store

i said man, i got a sawbuck he said sorry, you need 2 bucks more

i said what's the matter, can't i charge you he said, man, you don't

get these things for free

i said but mister, you just don't know what those pink peggers mean to

me

gotta have 'em what i need for 'em is cash

well, have a lot of cash and wear crazy pink peg slacks