[Verse 1: Becky-Sue] You know, I love country music And I practice daily on my out of tune cocamamie ukulele But my daily ukulele playing ain't going to get me far I need a guitar, an amp, and some quadraphonics And several hundred dollars worth of electronics If I'm ever going to get to be a country western star! [Chorus] Got to get me some dollars and sense Dollars and sense Them green-back bills with the pictures of the Presidents [Banker] Now, I hear you squawking, Miss Becky-Sue Why don't you drop by the bank and I'll explain to you How you can make more dollars if you use a little common sense [Verse 2: Banker] Chill out, young lady, no need to fret Although you can't afford to buy that new equipment yet You got a couple hundred bucks saved up in your birthday stash Why not deposit them dollars in the bank instead? Then at the end of the year you'll come out way ahead Because the bank will pay you money in exchange for the use of your cash! And that's called interest; you're making money that way And you can buy that gear about a year from today [Verse 3: Becky-Sue] Saving sounds mighty nifty, Mister Banker Dude You know I'd like to be thrifty, but I ain't in the mood I'm inspired and I'm writing me a brand new country song I got a lot of country western in my blood Like Reba and Loretta and Wynonna Judd Got to get me that equipment And I ain't about to wait too long! [Chorus: Becky Sue & Banker] Got to get me some dollars and sense Dollars and sense Them green-back bills with the pictures of the Presidents [Becky-Sue] So please, Mister Banker, won't you tell me how I can get my mitts on some money right now? Because waiting for my dollars really doesn't seem to make much sense [Verse 4: Banker] Why sure, Becky-Sue, I can give you a hand I can lend you the money, but you must understand When you borrow from the bank Then you got to pay it back on time And when you're done paying back every dollar that's due You will find you paid them back a little extra too For every dollar you borrow You got to pay the bank a dollar and a dime! Again that's interest, and it's just a fee You pay to use the money that you borrow from me [Chorus: Becky Sue & Banker] We're talking about dollars and sense, dollars and sense Them green-back bills with the pictures of the Presidents Since life is one experience that spares us no expense Got to use them dollars with a little bit of common sense [Outro] We got to use them dollars with a little bit of common sense Are you sure Dolly Parton started this way?
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