People get all upset and they shiver And they sweat for money It don't seem to make no difference Which a way the wind might blow They scrimp and they save and They'll dig an early grave for money They act like maybe they can take it With 'em when they go People work all their lives And they marry ugly wives for money There ain't no telling what a money Hungry man might do They cheat and they steal and they murder And they kill for money Now I've heard tell that there is Some money hungry women too They say gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme all That you've got, I want your money Give it to me, give it to me, I want a lot I want it all, I want it right now Ladies of the night get out On the street and fight for money They'll be standing on the corner Freezing in the midnight air You can take it out in trade Just as long as they get paid in money If it's dirty or clean just as long As it's green they don't care They say gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme all That you've got, I want your money Give it to me, give it to me, I want a lot I want it all, I want it right now People get all upset and they shiver And they sweat for money It don't seem to make no difference Which a way the wind might blow They scrimp and they save and They'll dig an early grave for money They act like maybe they can take it With 'em when they go People work all their lives And they marry ugly wives for money There ain't no telling what a money Hungry man might do They cheat and they steal and they murder And they kill for money Now I've heard tell that there is Some money hungry women too