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 denominations, nouveau or old.

Can't have a turkey without oyster dressing,

It's the root of all evil, the sum of your blessings.



Don't need no armored car or time locked vault,

Don't need no shaker full, just 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...