Harry Nilsson

The Lottery Song

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You could do the laundry
I'll come by on Monday
You give me the money
I will buy a ticket
On the local lottery
We could win the lottery
We could go to Vegas
And be very happy
("Ooh Loo's")
(Or) I could be a plumber
We could wait till summer
We could save our money
Have a fine vacation
We could buy a trailer
If we bought a trailer
We could go to Vegas
And be very happy
("Ooh Loo's")If life is just gamble,
Gamble if you want to win
(more "ooh loo's")--life can be so easy
let the wheel of fortune spin)
(Or we could make a record
Sell a lot of copies
we could play Las Vegas
And be very happy)
("Ooh Loo's")--If life is just gamble,
Gamble if you want to win
(more "ooh loo's")--life can be so easy
let the wheel of fortune spin)

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oofus On Jun 17, 2002

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2002-06-17 05:36:02

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by tokyo_xo

18y ago

the format did a really nice cover of this. they've had their sound down like a science, like 2 atoms in a molecule

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by aisu825 12m ago

@tokyo_xo It's ok, but doesn't exceed or add anything to the original.

by tokyo_xo

18y ago

*down to a science

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