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Greenback Dollar Lyrics
Some people say I'm a no-count
Other say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural-born travelling man
Doing what I think I should, oh yeah
Doing what I think I should
Chorus:
And I don't give a damn about a Greenback Dollar
Spend it fast as I can
For a wailing song and a good guitar
The only things that I understand, poor boy
The only things that I understand
When I was a little baby,
My momma said, "Hey son,
Travel where you will and grow to be man
and sing what must be sung, poor boy
Sing what must be sung.
Chorus
Now that I'm a grown man
I've travelled here and there
I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song
The only ones who ever care, poor boy
The only ones who ever care
Chorus
Some people say I'm a no-count
Other say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural-born travelling man
Doing what I think I should, oh yeah
Doing what I think I should
Chorus
Other say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural-born travelling man
Doing what I think I should, oh yeah
Doing what I think I should
And I don't give a damn about a Greenback Dollar
Spend it fast as I can
For a wailing song and a good guitar
The only things that I understand, poor boy
The only things that I understand
My momma said, "Hey son,
Travel where you will and grow to be man
and sing what must be sung, poor boy
Sing what must be sung.
I've travelled here and there
I've learned that a bottle of brandy and a song
The only ones who ever care, poor boy
The only ones who ever care
Other say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural-born travelling man
Doing what I think I should, oh yeah
Doing what I think I should
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Submitted by
hastalavictoria On Jul 01, 2006
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You missed a line. After And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar, they say "spend it fast I can"
Thanks. Edited.
don't you just love it.
Meaning is quite obvious. Supertramp!