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Dollar Bill, that I've held so tight / Ever since payday, a week ago, / Shall I purchase with you tonight / A pair of seats at the vaudeville show?
(Hark! A voice from the easy chair: / "Look at his shoes! We must buy a pair. ")
Dollar Bill, from the wreckage saved, / Tell me, how shall I squander you?
Shall I be shined, shampooed and shaved, / Singed and trimmed 'round the edges, too?
(Hark! A voice from the easy chair: / "He hasn't a romper that's fit to wear. ")
Dollar Bill, that I cherished so, / Think of the cigarettes you'd buy, / Turkish ones, with a kick, you know; / Makin's eventually tire a guy.
(Hark! A voice from the easy chair: / "Look at those stockings! Just one big tear! ")
Dollar Bill, it is time to part.
What do I care for a vaudeville show?
I'll shave myself and look just as smart.
Makin's aren't so bad, you know.
Dollar Bill, we must say goodbye; / There on the floor is the Reason Why.