The Songs He Sang
A Dollar Down: Lyrics
As composed by Cisco Houston
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Well, a friend of mine he bought an automobile For a dollar down and a dollar a week And every time he turned the wheel It was a dollar down and a dollar a week. He got a credit card for that new machine At a dollar down and a dollar a week And he kept it full of gasoline For a dollar down and a dollar a week. Well he went speeding down the road And a kissin' his gal upon the cheek And they took him to jail but he put up bail At a dollar down and a dollar a week. Well the judge he did fine him fifty bucks And asked if he would like to speak He said "If I may I'd like to pay 'Bout a dollar down and a dollar a week." ---Just a dollar down and a dollar a week You can get all the things you seek, For a dollar down and a dollar a week. When he got out he married that gal At a dollar down and a dollar a week He bought a wedding ring that was pretty cheap At a dollar down and a dollar a week. They got a refrigerator and a washing machine For a dollar down and a dollar a week And the food stayed cold and the clothes stayed clean For a dollar down and a dollar a week They bought themselves a little home For a dollar down and a dollar a week They got a second mortgage and a pretty good loan For a dollar down and a dollar a week. He said to his wife "It's a pretty good life For a dollar down and a dollar a week And she said "Honey, we don't need much money Just a dollar down and a dollar a week." But six little kids did soon arrive At a dollar down and a dollar a week, He had so many worries that he couldn't sleep, At a dollar down and a dollar a week. As their debts began to mount And they added them up upon a sheet, They said with tears "We'll need a thousand years At a dollar down and a dollar a week." ---Just a dollar down and a dollar a week, You can get all the things you seek, For a dollar down and a dollar a week.
Of note:
These are the lyrics as published in the sheet music. Don't know whether the Limeliters sang these (See Here for a transcription I did not do) nor whether Cisco did on some way earlier performances.
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