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-on-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-back

　　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

　　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: