The Devil Is A Rich Man

from It's Gonna Stink by Howell Dawdy

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lyrics

wake up
button up a
crisp clean shirt

read the signs
form a line
get to work

step left once
double
clap
and turn

throw your hands up
if you’re ready to earn

pass a dollar left
that’s our economy

collect em in a bucket
and bring it to me

take a step back
and click your heals

extend right hand
and make a deal

schedule 2 claps
for the second verse

think about your budget
think a think about your budget
cuz life is expensive and the devil is a rich man

binary systematic
hops and dips

prop a whole
business model
up on tips

break time
close your eyes
long deep breaths

pin a market value
on relieving stress

pass 2 dollars right
that’s our economy

collect em in a bucket
and bring it to me

lift your right foot
and brush the toe

runnin out of time
for the claps you owe

can’t do em now
gotta mime a wall

think about your budget
think a think about your budget

cuz life is expensive and the devil is a rich man

gold member status
do a rumba dance

silver status
gimme a karate stance

bronze status bite yourself
on the wrist

you’re all in debt two claps
with interest

pass 3 dollars left
that’s the economy

now put em in a bucket
& that’s for me

clap once now
that’s a premium

now reorder the line
from weak to strong

empty out your wallet on to the floor

think about your budget
think a think about your budget

cuz life is expensive and the devil is a rich man

double time
kick line
stay on beat

now shimmy shimmy
duckwalk
and repeat

cup some change
in your hands
and shake shake

now high five
to your left
and do a plié

open up your phone
check the national debt

then write your mother’s maiden name
on a voided check

clap one time
that’s a premium

now reorder
the line
from smart to dumb

mark off some space that you think you deserve

think about your budget
think a think about your budget

cuz life is expensive and the devil is a rich man

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from It's Gonna Stink, released June 21, 2019
written, performed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Howell Dawdy

Album art by Joey Eberling and Chris Vititoe

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