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I hereby inaugurate the official numismatic song lyrics thread. 
Let's start with a little CCR. I count thirty-six cents in here.
<< <i>Early in the evenin' just about supper time,
Over by the courthouse they're starting to unwind.
Four kids on the corner trying to bring you up.
Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo.
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
You don't need a penny just to hang around,
But if you've got a nickel, won't you lay your money down?
Over on the corner there's a happy noise.
People come from all around to watch the magic boy.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet. >>
I've always loved this song, but I must confess that until I copied it just now, the lyrics were almost totally inscrutable to me, the way John Fogerty belts 'em out.
Let's start with a little CCR. I count thirty-six cents in here.
<< <i>Early in the evenin' just about supper time,
Over by the courthouse they're starting to unwind.
Four kids on the corner trying to bring you up.
Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile,
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while.
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo.
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
You don't need a penny just to hang around,
But if you've got a nickel, won't you lay your money down?
Over on the corner there's a happy noise.
People come from all around to watch the magic boy.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
Down On The Corner, out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin';
Bring a nickel; tap your feet. >>
I've always loved this song, but I must confess that until I copied it just now, the lyrics were almost totally inscrutable to me, the way John Fogerty belts 'em out.
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CCR
John Fogarty
" a nickel isnt worth a dime anymore"
Name the artist and album. It's not too hard. The title is evident from the lyrics.
The Pound Is Sinking
The Peso's Failing
The Lira's Reeling
And Feeling Quite Appalling
The Mark Is Holding
The Franc Is Fading
The Drachma's Very Weak
But Everyone's Still Trading
The Market's Bottom
Has Fallen Right Out
And Only The Strong Are Survivors
Well I Fear, My Dear
That It's Eminently Clear
That You Can't See The Trees
For The Forest
Your Father Was An
Extraordinary Man
But You Don't Seem To Have Inherited
Many Of His Mannerisms
Oh, Any Of His Mannerisms
The Dollar's Moving
The Rouble's Rising
The Yen Is Keeping Up
Which Hardly Seems Surprising
The Market's Bottom
Has Fallen Right Out
And Only The Strong Are Survivors
Hear Me Lover
I Can't Be Held Responsible Now
For Something That Didn't Happen
I Knew You For A Minute
Oh, It Didn't Happen
Only For A Minute
Your Heart Just Wasn't In It Anymore
The Pound Is Sinking
The Peso's Failing
The Lira's Reeling
And Feeling Quite Appalling
Both of my PM's to you seem to have vanished into thin air. I dunno if you got them or not. They do not show up in my PM history.
Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
The "Tug of War" album.
Granddad- I'm too brain-dead to give you linkmaking instructions tonight (or this morning, as the case may be).
Since my tutorial PM's to you vanished mysteriously into cyberspace, maybe I'm the last guy you need technical advice from. Sorry.
Keep at it- you'll learn.
And yes, there is a little button that says http
i know that's from the 1950's
K S
(To the tune of "Life's Been Good)
"I have a grading service, forget the price, They slab all my stuff as MS-65
I like auctions and go to them all, I think I'll blow 10 mil on a super-rarity, ya'll
That 1933 cost about $7.9, But it's got an awfully nice orginal gold shine
Life's been good to me so far
My Double Eagles are my pride, But one was counterfeit - I HATE PCI!
My 1804 dollar sits in the bank, I'll put it on the Registry, just as a prank
I'm making Price Realized records, the consignors they can't wait
I write Coin World letters, and on this forum I debate
So I got me an office, gold coins on the wall
Oh, did I tell you, my name's David Hall!"
(To The Tune of "Money")
New 20s came out today
If it’s got the watermark and micro printing you’re O.K.
New 20s are made to last
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing makes our cash
Now, its peach and blue instead of green
New 20s look like they came from the washing machine
Counterfeits get on back
‘Cause they’re safer, smarter, and more secure (than Iraq)
I’ll get mine in a bit
Because my bank doesn’t have them yet
On each one Uncle Sam makes a profit o’ $19.92
With new 20s the Air Force buys fighter jets
Andrew Jackson looks real fine
Look at it carefully but don’t take mine
In Washington so they say
You can see the B.E.P guards
But if you ask for “Free Samples” its no surprise that they're
giving none away
Would you all help me out in the voting on the second one here?
For you 80's lovers:
"Don't Put Another Dime in the Jukebox" - The Flirts
From the album "10 Cents a Dance"
So I saw you in the pizza place
You were with another girl
It was a crime it was such a disgrace
You really shattered my world
Little things remind me of you
Cheap cologne and that damn song too
Don't put another dime in the jukebox
I don't wanna hear that song no more
Don't put another dime in the jukebox
I don't wanna hear that song no more
Then I learned the treacherous end
You were with my best friend
Ain't got no class ain't got no respect
My broken heart will never mend
Little things remind me of you
Cheap cologne and that damn song too
Don't put another dime in the jukebox
I don't wanna hear that song no more
Don't put another dime in the jukebox
I don't wanna hear that song no more
[Fade]
Don't put another dime in the jukebox
I don't wanna hear that song no more
Don't put another dime in the jukebox
I don't wanna hear that song no more
Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.
Take a break for a while
Take a rest,
do your very best
Take five, honey
You search in your bag Light up a f-g
Think it's a drag,
but you're so glad
To be alive honey
Hey when this is all over
You'll be in clover
We'll go out and spend
All of your blue money
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
Each night at nine o'clock
Her chariot is a crosstown bus
That stops right down the block
Now the old piano minstrel plays her tune as she walks in
And the Queen of the Silver Dollar's home again
She's the Queen of the Silver Dollar
She rules this smokey kingdom
Her scepter is a wine glass and a bar stool is her throne
Now the jesters flock around her tryin' to win her favors
To see which one will take the
Queen of the Silver Dollar home
Now the royal dress is satin
It's shabby and it's torn
The royal jewels are rhinestones
The shoes are scuffed and worn
Of the many roads she's been down,
And the places that she's seen
Well they all look at her and say God save the queen
She's the Queen of the Silver Dollar
She rules this smokey kingdom
Her scepter is a wine glass and a bar stool is her throne
Now the jesters flock around her tryin' to win her favors
To see which one will take the
Queen of the Silver Dollar home
Now the Queen of the Silver Dollar
Is not as haughty as she seems
She was once an ordinary girl with ordinary dreams
But there's a man who found her
And he brought her to this world
He's the one who made a queen of a simple country girl
Yes I'm the Queen of the Silver Dollar
I rule this smokey kingdom
Scepter is a wine glass and a bar stool is my throne
Now the jesters flock around me tryin' to win my favors
To see which one will take the
Queen of the Silver Dollar home
Yes I'm the Queen of the Silver Dollar
I rule this smokey kingdom
Scepter is a wine glass and a bar stool is my throne
Now the jesters flock around me tryin' to win my favors
To see which one will take the
Queen of the Silver Dollar home
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
In the nickelodeon
All I want is having you
And music! music! music!
I'd do anything for you
Anything you'd want me to
All I want is kissing you
And music! music! music!
Closer, my dear,
Come closer
The nicest part of any melody
Is when you're dancing
Close to me
So, put another nickel in
In the nickelodeon
All I want is loving you
And music! music! music!
Mark
And I'm bound to keep on riding
And I've got one more silver dollar
But I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no
Not gonna let 'em catch the Midnight Rider
And I don't own the clothes I'm wearing
And the road goes on forever
And I've got one more silver dollar
But I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no
Not gonna let 'em catch the Midnight Rider
And I've gone by the point of caring
Some old bed I'll soon be sharing
And I've got one more silver dollar
But I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no
Not gonna let 'em catch the Midnight Rider
No I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no
Not gonna let 'em catch the Midnight Rider
No I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no
Not gonna let 'em catch the Midnight Rider
No I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no
Not gonna let 'em catch the Midnight Rider
( Pearls Before Swine )
The jeweler
Has a shop
On the corner of the boulevard
In the night,
In small spectacles,
He polishes old coins
He uses spit and cloth and ashes
He makes them shine with ashes
He knows the use of ashes
He worships God with ashes
The coins are often very old
By the time they reach the jeweler
With his hands and ashes
He will try the best he can
He knows that he can only shine them
Cannot repair the scratches
He knows that even new coins have scars
So he just smiles
He knows the use of ashes
He worships God with ashes
In the darkest of the night
Both his hands will blister badly
They will often open painfully
And the blood flows from his hands
He works to take from black coin faces
The thumbprints from so many ages
He wishes he could cure the scars
When he forgets he sometimes cries
He knows the use of ashes
He worships God with ashes
The battle scars of all the good times
Here's my contribution, an old blues song called "A Nickel and a Nail". Check out the version on the Roy Buchanan album, sung by Billy Price (who works in a building about 300 yards from me)
Oh, I once had love
And plenty of money, oh yes I did
But some way, somehow
Lord knows I failed
Now all I have
In my pocket, Lord have mercy
All I can give account of
Is a nickel and a nail
I wanna say it one more time
All, all I have
Is a nickel and a nail
My friends, no, no, no, no
They just don't know, Lord have mercy
They still down in their hearts
They think I'm doing swell
They don't know
Because every now and then I smile
And I jingle, yes I do
All you hear me jinglin´
Is a nickel and a nail
That's all it is
Now a nickel and a nail
Might save my pride, you see
But the need for your sweet loving
Oh Baby, can't you see it's killin' me
Oh, you said a long time ago
You think the thrill is gone
I don't believe you
You said, "Billy,
I think you better hit that ole lonesome, lonesome trail"
I got to leave you
Oh Baby, I'm wondering
How do you expect for me to make it
I don't believe I will
Oh I can't make it, can't make it far
With a nickel and a nail, that's all I have
I can't make it
All I got baby
Is a nickel and a nail
I get lonely
I can't spend a nickel and the nail won't spend
If I get in trouble, and go to jail
I won't have enough money to go my bail
Oh baby, oh you left me a nickel
A nickel and a nail
I can't go too far
Oh baby, baby, I can't go too far
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
<< <i>MrEureka's was from Emmylou Harris - she's great. >>
I thought it was Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show?? or did they do it as a cover of Emmylou?? Or did she cover it later?? I know they do it on the Revisited album (greatest hits).
I'm afraid to be alive without being aware of it
<< <i>
<< <i>MrEureka's was from Emmylou Harris - she's great. >>
I thought it was Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show?? or did they do it as a cover of Emmylou?? Or did she cover it later?? I know they do it on the Revisited album (greatest hits). >>
Dr. Hook did it in 1972. Emmylou covered in 1975. (Backup by Linda Ronstadt, fiddle by Ricky Scaggs)
JimP
And so I followed the mob.
When there was earth to plow or guns to bear,
I was always there, right on the job.
They used to tell me I was building a dream
With peace and glory ahead --
Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread?
Once I built a railroad, I made it run,
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower, up to the sun,
brick and rivet and lime.
Once I built a tower, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum.
Half a million boots went slogging through hell,
And I was the kid with the drum.
Say, don't you remember they called me Al,
It was Al all the time.
Why don't you remember, I'm your pal --
Say, buddy, can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits, ah, gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum.
Half a million boots went slogging through hell,
And I was the kid with the drum.
Say, don't you remember they called me Al,
It was Al all the time.
Why don't you remember, I'm your pal --
Buddy, can you spare a dime?
I hate it when you see my post before I can edit the spelling.
Always looking for nice type coins
my local dealer
But written by Shel Silverstein.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
All around the water tank, waiting for a train
A thousand miles away from home, sleeping in the rain
I walk up to the brakeman, just to make a line of talk
He says if you've got the money, I'll see that you don't walk
I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show
Get off get off you railroad bum, he slammed the boxcar door
He put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love
The wide open spaces 'round me, the moon and stars up above
Nobody seems to want me, or lend me a helping hand
I am on my way from 'frisco, I am going to dixieland
Though my pocketbook is empty, and my heart is full of pain
I am a thousand miles away from home just waiting for a train
My favorite of his was "The Winner".
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
dont know, a good word that ryhms with coins.
toning funny , but i dont know why
scuse my while i cook this guy..
The story is told of the Power of Gold
And its lure on the unsuspecting
It glitters and shines, It badgers and blinds
And constantly needs protecting.
Balance the cost of the soul you lost
With the dreams you lightly sold
Are you under the Power of Gold?
by The Allman Brothers Band
from The Fillmore Concerts
They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad.
They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad.
Lord, and Wednesday's worse, Thursday's also sad.
The eagle flies on Friday, Saturday I go out to play.
The eagle flies on Friday, and Saturday I go out to play.
Sunday I goto church yeah, well then I kneel to pray.
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy on me.
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy on me.
Ya know I'm tryin, tryin to find my baby,
Won't somebody please send her home?
Oh, Lord.
Lord, have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
Yeah, I cry then, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
Everyday, cause ya know I'm a-tryin, tryin, tryin to find my baby.
Oh, whoa, send her home to me.
Yeah, alright.
THE EAGLE FLIES ON FRIDAY , SATURDAY I GO OUT TO PLAY. . . .
Some people say I'm a no-'count
Others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural-born travelin' man
Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah
Doin' what I think I should
Chorus
And I don't give a damn about a greenback-a dollar
Spend it fast as I can
For a wailin' 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 mama said "Hey son"
"Travel where you will and grow to be a man
and sing what must be sung, poor boy"
Sing what must be sung
[chorus]
Now that I'm a grown man
I've traveled 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
Others say I'm no good
But I'm just a natural-born travelin' man
Doin' what I think I should, oh yeah
Doin' what I think I should
[chorus]
The only things that I understand, poor boy
The only things that I understand
I'll forgive you if there isn't one, though, since Tull did a cover of that song, and I'm a diehard Tullhead.
K S
<< <i>Lawman- where's the numismatic reference?
I'll forgive you if there isn't one, though, since Tull did a cover of that song, and I'm a diehard Tullhead.
I'm not Lawman, but "The eagle flies on Friday" is a reference to payday and being paid a gold eagle.
Original by T-Bone Walker in 1947...biggest chart hit--Bobby "Blue" Bland in 1960.
<< <i>and I'm a diehard Tullhead. >>
Sitting on a park bench
digging Seated Liberties with good intent!!!
<< <i>
<< <i>and I'm a diehard Tullhead. >>
Sitting on a park bench
digging Seated Liberties with good intent!!!
Would you be interested in a parody writing position at Gonfunko?
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat.
Please put a penny in the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny then a hay-penny will do.
If you haven't got a hay-penny then god bless you.
<< <i> guess pink floyd's "money" is the only track i can think of that features coins as a background "instrument" >>
The Paul McCartney song I posted ("The Pound is Sinking") has the sound of coins clinking and rolling in the intro.
<< <i>I'm not Lawman, but "The eagle flies on Friday" is a reference to payday and being paid a gold eagle. >>
Aha- thanks. I'd totally overlooked that.