Standard (EADGBE)

She took a dollar bill from her wallet

And picked up a ball point pen

She wrote down the words I love you

Next to the picture of George Washington

She took the dollar bill to the grocery store

And bought herself a chocolate cake

She gave the dollar bill to the grocery man

And went right home to wait

Well the grocery man gave the dollar bill

To a fat man from Baton Rouge

He spent the bill at the hardware store

On a box of flat top screws

The hardware store man gave the dollar bill

To customer named Clive

Who by the way was one of the sons?

Of one of the original Dave Clark five

Well Clive took the bill to the Laundry Mat

Gave it to a lady named Fran

Her young son stole the bill from her purse

And went to see Wayne’s World 2 again

Well the movie man spent the dollar bill

On a subway ride downtown

And five minutes later the bill was in the pocket

Of a gambling man named Brown

Well Brown blew the bill in a poker game

Fishing for an inside straight

The bill went home with a man named Jones

Who was sitting on a pair of eights

(Little ditty)

You don’t need no subway ride you don’t need no fare

Give a tug along the line ya know I’ll be there.

Well anyway Jones took the bill to the savings bank

The tellers name was Dan

Dan gave the bill to Oh My God

Rabbi Finklestan

Well anyway the Rabbi spent the bill

On a Ham and Cheese to go

The bill wound up with a man named Phil

Who gave it to his best friend Joe

Now Joe had planned to spend the bill

On some flowers for his bride

But he was mugged by a junkie named Doug

In the parking lot outside

Well Doug’s old lady spent the bill

On a couple of beers

She eventually becomes a very important poet

But that don’t matter here

The liquor store man put the dollar bill

In his register and then

Doug the Junkie said “Stick Um Up”

And the bill was his again

He gave the bill to a man named Phil

Who gave it to a lady named Flo

She gave the bill to a real short man

Whose name I do not know

Well anyway the short man gave the bill

To a fella named Jake

He took the bill to the bar and grill and

Bought him self a Sirloin Steak

Well later on that very same day

I stopped by the bar and grill

The bartender counted out my change

And handed me that dollar bill

Well I ran to the phone and dialed up her number

As fast as my fingers would do

I said I just got your message

And baby I love you too

(Little Ditty)

You don’t need no subway ride you don’t need no fare

Give a tug along the line you know I’ll be there