Big Bob Young: Music

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INSPIRATION; a waitress named Marie was the inspiration for this song. She worked as a waitress at an American Legion Hall in Heber Springs Arkansas.

LYRICS:
Hard Way to Make a Dollar

She’s hustling them drinks just for tips
Can barely make a livin’ lord she’ll never get rich
Saves all her money in an old fruit jar
Lookin’ forward to the day that she can quit this bar
Wishin’ she was somebody’s secretary
In an air conditioned office only coffee to carry
She could sell her pickup truck
And buy a brand new car
Go dancin’ Friday night instead of workin’ this bar

CH It’s a hard way to make a dollar
She gets so tired
Just wants throw her tray and holler
Oh it’s a hard way to make a dollar

Getting those looks from the dirty old men
A sneaky little smile or a wink or a grin
Slap on the bottom with a crummy old joke
Dartin’ through the tables she can’t breathe for the smoke
Well now maybe someday she can buy this place
Change the name to Honey’s can’t you see their faces
Buy her self a brand new pair of silk pajamas
Spend all her winters down in the Bahamas
CH
BR The band is live they’re way too loud
It’s hard to keep up with this partyin’ crowd
Too much coffee man she’s wired
Her back is sore and her feet are tired
CH
(spoken) Man it’s a hard way to make a dollar
Written by Bob Young