Pay the man, you gotta pay the man
Before you leave this world
You got to pay the man
Pay the man, everybody gotta pay the man
Everybody in the whole wide world
Has got to pay the man
Well the senator in the fancy house
He's a prince of Babylon
He?s got a wife and a dog and a cadillac
And people all around
Got his ways and means and all he needs
To keep him satisfied
But before he leaves this world
He got to pay the man
Pay the man, you gotta pay the man
Before you leave this world
You got to pay the man
Pay the man, everybody gotta pay the man
Everybody in the whole wide world
Has got to pay the man
Sally had a baby
It almost drove her crazy
She dropped her in the river
Now Sally she's a happy girl
And you see her on a corner
She's doing all the best she can
And she whisper to you soft and low
You got to pay the man
Pay the man, you gotta pay the man
Before you leave this world
You got to pay the man
Pay the man, everybody gotta pay the man
Before you leave this world
You got to pay the man