People sure act funny (1968) (video)

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1. People sure act funny when they get a little money, yes, they do, y'all,

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sure act funny when they get a little money, yes, they do, y'all.

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I knowed you when lived in a hut,

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you made your living from the cane you cut,

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now you're living on easy street,

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you passed me by and, you don't wanna speak.

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2. People sure do holler when they get on to a dollar, yes, they do, y'all,

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sure do holler when they get on to a dollar, yes, they do, man.

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I knowed you when you didn't have no shoes,

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your whole family sang the lonely blues.

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Now you're grinning like a Cheshire cat,

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you're talking so big and fat.

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3. People sure do squeal when they get a dollar bill, yes, they do, man,

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sure do squeal when they get a dollar bill, yes, they do, y'all.

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I knowed you when you were my kin,

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I stuck to you through the thick and thin.

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You were the mother who put me out,

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I'm here to tell you, change and turn around !

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4. People sure act mean when they get a mess of green,

yes, they do, man,

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sure act mean when they get a mess of green, yes, they do, man !

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I knowed you when you didn't have a dime,

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we'd be together all the time,

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now that you are big enough you can't be found nowhere.

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5. People sure act funny when they get a little money, yes, they do, y'all,

sure act funny, man, when they get some money.

I'm gonna get outta this town and find me some money.

What about you, man ?

Everybody sure act funny when they get a little money...

(orig. = capo 3rd) (Arthur Conley)