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Greenback Boogie Lyrics
See the money wanna stay
For your meal
Get another piece of pie
For your wife
Everybody wanna know
How it feel
Everybody wanna see
What it's like
For baby wanna be a queen
Well alright
We all deserve the finer things
In this life
So working on a little job
In the night
That's forty dollars an hour when I
See the light
The boss said I look tired
I don't mind
He'll be working in a small box
'Til he die
For me I gotta be free
All my life
I want a little cream cheese
In my pie
Alright
Yeah!
All that time for you know that's
The greenback boogie
The motherfucking boogie
Now puttin' on a big wig
Walkin' hall
Hanging with them big pigs
Huff and toss
Got me a couple ideas straight from God
I want a bean pie
Order me a bean pie
Livin' in a beehive
I don't mind
Me and Missy is so early busy busy makin' money
Alright
All step back, I'm 'bout to dance
The greenback boogie
The greenback boogie
Boogie now for me
Hey!
Say it's more better
When you give it away
It's called the greenback boogie
What people don't say now, I'll say
It's better
When you give it away
It's called the greenback boogie
Don't give it all away now, I'll say
It's better
When you give it away
It's called the greenback boogie
Don't give it all away now, I'll say
See the money wanna stay
For your meal
Or say it's gonna put some love
In your life
Don't ya really want to know
How it feel
Everybody wanna see
What it's like
People wanna be inside
It ain't lies
We all know there's better things in this life
Yes I'll step out for your last dance
On the greenback boogie
Motherfucking boogie
Boogie oogie oogie
Greenback boogie
C'mon back to paradise (x3)
C'mon back to (x2)
C'mon back to paradise (x3)
C'mon back to (x2)
It's the greenback boogie
It's the greenback boogie
Don't give it away now
Don't give it all away now, I say
It's better
In the greenback boogie
Don't give it away now
Don't give it all away now, I say
It's better
It's the greenback boogie
Don't give it all away now...
For your meal
Get another piece of pie
For your wife
How it feel
Everybody wanna see
What it's like
Well alright
We all deserve the finer things
In this life
In the night
That's forty dollars an hour when I
See the light
I don't mind
He'll be working in a small box
'Til he die
All my life
I want a little cream cheese
In my pie
All that time for you know that's
The greenback boogie
The motherfucking boogie
Walkin' hall
Hanging with them big pigs
Huff and toss
I want a bean pie
Order me a bean pie
Livin' in a beehive
I don't mind
Me and Missy is so early busy busy makin' money
The greenback boogie
The greenback boogie
Boogie now for me
When you give it away
It's called the greenback boogie
What people don't say now, I'll say
When you give it away
It's called the greenback boogie
Don't give it all away now, I'll say
When you give it away
It's called the greenback boogie
Don't give it all away now, I'll say
For your meal
Or say it's gonna put some love
In your life
How it feel
Everybody wanna see
What it's like
It ain't lies
We all know there's better things in this life
On the greenback boogie
Motherfucking boogie
Boogie oogie oogie
Greenback boogie
C'mon back to (x2)
C'mon back to paradise (x3)
C'mon back to (x2)
It's the greenback boogie
Don't give it away now
Don't give it all away now, I say
In the greenback boogie
Don't give it away now
Don't give it all away now, I say
It's the greenback boogie
Don't give it all away now...
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The song is about the classic meaningless of making more and more money and working till you die without any larger rhyme or reason. The video expands on this a bit and criticizes entertainment as a source of this monotonous consumerism and capitalism, hence the zombies and hitler and lots of killing and sex. It's all shot in bathrooms because all of this rehashed entertainment is shit, garbage in garbage out, hence the toilets.
I'm going with somebody doing illegal stuff, maybe like working with mobsters to make some money and get rich fast.
"See the money wanna stay For your meal Get another piece of pie For your wife"
Sounds to me like someone working under the table, doing illegal things, like maybe with the mob for "a piece of the pie." "See the money wanna stay": He sees how good the money is and doesn't want to leave. He makes sure he shares the wealth, stays long enough so his wife also gets "a piece of the pie."
"Everybody wanna know How it feel Everybody wanna see What it's like"
Everyone wants to know how it feels to be rich, everyone wants a taste of wealth.
"For baby wanna be a queen Well alright We all deserve the finer things In this life"
Wife wants to be treated like a queen perhaps? He's justifying what he's doing for money because he's saying his wife, himself, maybe family and friends deserve the fineries in life.
"So working on a little job In the night That's forty dollars an hour when I See the light
The boss said I look tired I don't mind He'll be working in a small box 'Til he die"
Boss says he looks tired during his day job because this guy's working hard, pulling in greenbacks (slang for money) during the night. Illegal activity. But he doesn't care what his boss says, his boss will just be working at the same cubicle office job for the rest of his life.
"For me I gotta be free All my life I want a little cream cheese In my pie"
Wants more than he has. Not just the pie, he wants to add more flavor to his life. Maybe now he's in over his head. Wealth is getting to him.
"Now puttin' on a big wig Walkin' hall Hanging with them big pigs Huff and toss"
Being fancy and hanging with the big guys now (I'm going with mobsters) Not sure of the slang meaning of "huff and toss."
"Got me a couple ideas straight from God I want a bean pie Order me a bean pie I'll even eat a bean pie I don't mind Me and Missy is so early busy busy makin' money"
Not too sure about what this means.
Anybody else have ideas? Interpretations? I'd love some help on this one.
"Me and Missy is so early busy busy makin' money"
"Me and Missy is so early busy busy makin' money"
EARLY busy?!?!? That doesn't make sense. It's VERY busy.
EARLY busy?!?!? That doesn't make sense. It's VERY busy.
I don't get people writing down words they THINK it sounds like without checking to see if it makes sense first.
I don't get people writing down words they THINK it sounds like without checking to see if it makes sense first.
Your comment sounds a lot like the plot of Breaking Bad... this song should be theme of Breaking Bad rather than Suits...
Your comment sounds a lot like the plot of Breaking Bad... this song should be theme of Breaking Bad rather than Suits...
This from above:
Got me a couple ideas straight from God I want a bean pie Order me a bean pie I'll even eat a bean pie I don't mind Me and Missy is so early busy busy makin' money
So wrong. It's;
Livin' in a beehive, I don't mind, Me and missy is so very busy busy making money
that is why he sings 'busy busy' like Bizzy bizzy, sounds like buzzing bees.
Yes, "greenback" means money. And "huff" and "toss" are both synonyms for puke. It seems he's blowing his ill-gotten gains on excessive partying. "Bean Pie" is commonly associated with African-American cuisine so the line may indicate that his profitably illicit sideline is causing him to have to reluctantly deal with black gangsters, or go into a black neighbourhood to do business.
Greenback is civil war time currency while pean pie is a Muslim custard pie. Not sure how any of that deals with "black gangsters." Somewho I just don't see modern day hoot rats (no racial disrespect meant...simply disrespect for those who choose to be criminals) sitting down to custard:)
Greenback is civil war time currency while pean pie is a Muslim custard pie. Not sure how any of that deals with "black gangsters." Somewho I just don't see modern day hoot rats (no racial disrespect meant...simply disrespect for those who choose to be criminals) sitting down to custard:)
Sorry...I can't seem to type...BEAN pie and SOMEHOW and HOOD rats. Dang, I suck tonight...
Sorry...I can't seem to type...BEAN pie and SOMEHOW and HOOD rats. Dang, I suck tonight...
I was thinking that bean pie might be served in a restaurant in an African-American neighbourhood.
I was thinking that bean pie might be served in a restaurant in an African-American neighbourhood.
Yes, "greenback" means money. And "huff" and "toss" are both synonyms for puke. It seems he's blowing his ill-gotten gains on excessive partying. (Note that the video begins with two people vomiting, and has a running story about a briefcase of drugs). "Bean Pie" is commonly associated with African-American cuisine so the line may indicate that his profitably illicit sideline is causing him to have to reluctantly deal with black gangsters, or go into a black neighbourhood to do business.
Bean pie is shit. Not Black cuisine. He says "I'll eat shot . Order me shit. I don't mind eating shit (saying anything even I am wrong, you were right, you are the greatest, I am slime) if it means 3 million dollars. A bean pie is shit. Only suckers wouldn't eat shit for 3 million dollars per deal. Eat 20 bean pies? 100 million dollars.
Funny song. Can't tell the meaning.
"greenbacks" are slang for money aren't they?