THE NICKEL SONG
Writer: Melanie Safka
Publishers: Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP)/Quartet Music (ASCAP)
From the album THE GOOD BOOK (1971)

Well you know that I'm not a gambler
But I'm being gambled on
They put in a nickel
And I sing a little song
Da-da-da-da
They put in a nickel
And I sing a little song

Well, I don't mind that they're lucky
But it seems that they always win
And gamblin' is illegal
In the state of mind I'm in
And if I had a nickel
For each time that I've been put on
I would be their nickel man
And I'd sing a nickel song

They're only putting in a nickel
And they want a dollar song
They're only putting in a nickel
And they want a dollar song

Well, you know I don't know so many things
But I know what's been goin' on
We're only putting in a little
To get rid of a lot that's wrong
And if we had a nickel
For each time that we've been put on
We'd all be their nickel man
And we'd sing a nickel song

You know they're only putting in a nickel
And they want a dollar song
Oh, they're only putting in a nickel
And they want a dollar song

Well you know that I'm not a gambler
But I'm being gambled on
They put in a nickel
And I sing a little song
Da-da-da-da