A Five Pound Box Of Money

A Five Pound Box of Money - Pearl Bailey

Hey Santa Claus

You want to make me happy this year?

Listen to me honey

Give Pearl something that would be of some use to me

Like a five pound box of money

Now there's a little gift

That's loaded with

Lots of sentiment

See when I get blue Santa

I'm gonna think of you

But at the same time have a little change to pay my rent

You see

Now money isn't everything

There's no two ways about it

But while we're here Santa dear

It's much better with it than without it

So really I could be real good

And not do nothin' funny

If you do like I ask you

Stop by right on Christmas night

And try me try me try me on that money

Just try me honey

Santa can you hear me?

Have you listened to everything I've been asking you about?

Listen honey Santa dear

The New Year would be so bright and sunny

Just bring me that simple thing that I've been speaking to you about

And bring me a five pound box of money

That's all that's all

It would be so heavenly

And help me meet both ends yes indeed

But old Pearl been needin' bad

A five pound box of tens

Really how much could that weigh?

I don't want the whole money tree

What good is that big thing to me?

You keep the branches the trunk and the roots

'Cause all I want is just a little bit of the fruit

So if you wanna be sure I'll be yours

Little old honey honey bunny

You can start me off on Christmas night

With a five pound no

I better increase that ten pounds

No I better beg big while I'm beggin'

'Cause you know I might not catch you next year

'Cause sometimes people go out and you don't see them no more

So bring the money

Santa

Do you hear me?

Five bring me some money woes

Santa

And what I wanna hear is

Die for you kid