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

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

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-om-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)

Money's too tight to mention

[spoken] cut-backs!

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

And that ol' man that's over the hill

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