Nickel Song
((French Version: Pour Quelques Centimes (Nana Mouskouri) - 1971))
Composer(s): Melanie Safka
First release by: Melanie Safka - 1971



Well you know that I'm not a gambler
but I'm being gambled on
they put in a nickel and I sing a little song
da-da-da-da...
they put in a nickel and I sing a little song

Well, I don't mind that they're lucky
but it seems that they always win
and gamblin' is illegal in the state of mind i'm in
and if I had a nickel for each time that I've been put on
I would be their nickel man, and I'd sing a little song

they're only putting in a nickel and they want a dollar song
they're only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that's wrong

Well I don't know so many things
but I know what's been goin' on
We're only putting in a little
to get rid of a lot that's wrong
and if we had a nickel for each time that we've been put on
we'd all be their nickel man and we'd sing a nickel song

you know they're only putting in a nickel
and they win a dollar song
oh, yeah, they're only putting in a little, to get rid of a lot 
that's wrong
oh, they're only putting in a nickel to win a dollar song