I see a penny and I pick it up
If not the money, I could use the luck
And if it's face down then I turn it over
Head for Wood Avenue, between Inman and New Dover
Back in my home town
Gas is cheaper where I'm from, but the
Driving's not so good
People go and stay where they should not
And they don't do it like I would
Pre-Chorus
Work is not the same as before
More software hands in the hardware store__
Yeah, yeah, hmmm, hmmm
Oh, Abraham look at all the money now
Oh, Abraham goodnight
It's your party, but I'll cry if I want to
I wouldn't care how much they have
If they would only do what's right
I was born by a Kerouac stream
Under Eisenhower skies
They saw freedom as a big idea
Now it was right before my eyes
Pre-Chorus
They say Jack helped to build the Pentagon
And Ike built the interstate that we are off and on___
Off and on, hmmm, hmmm
Oh, Abraham was it all about the money then
Oh, Abraham goodnight
It's your party, but I'll cry if I want to
All moneyed up and charmed with might
So we are right, we're always right
We're right, they're wrong
Let them get their own song
We're right, they're wrong
Let them get their own song
I see a penny and I pick it up
Ninety-nine more and I have a buck
Abe, you were born in old Kentuck'
But we still miss you here
