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Artist: Jim Croce
Canonical path: /jim-croce/greenback-dollar
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Greenback Dollar
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Greenback Dollar
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Some people say I'm a no 'count
Others say I'm no good
But I'm just a nat'ral born travellin' man
Doin' what I think should, oh yeah
Doin' what I think should
Chorus:
When I was a little baby my mama said, hey son
Travel where you will and grow to be a man
But sing what must be sung, poor boy Sing what must be sung
And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollar
I spend it fast as I can
For a wailing song and a good guitar
The only things that I understand, poor boy
The only things that I understand
Chorus
Now that I'm a grown man
I've travelled here and there
I found that a jug of brandy and a song
Are the only ones who care, poor boy
The only ones who care
Chorus
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Jim Croce performs "Greenback Dollar", and this lyric page sits inside the Jim Croce catalog on LyroVerse.
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