Back Pocket Money Song Lyrics and Chords by Jimmy C. Newman
Back Pocket Money
Recorded by Jimmy C. Newman
Written by Tom T. Hall
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My baby won't give me no back pocket
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money
She's afraid I'll spend it on the girls down
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town
Front pocket money just the nickel and
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dime
stuff
Sure cuts
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down on
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my running
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around
Back pocket money holding
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cold
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Makes all the girls think I'm a fancy
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Dan
Front pocket money won't make them
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girls
smile
Oh and I
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wish I was a
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back pocket money
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man
Well a rooster ain't worth much if he can't
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crow
some
But my baby said leave all them little chicks
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alone
So she won't give me no back pocket
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money
Said I'd
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do much better
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doing all my crowing at
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home
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Yeah I wish I was a
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back pocket money
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Lord I wish I was a
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back pocket money
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man
FAQ
Who sang the the song Back Pocket Money?
- The song Back Pocket Money was sang by Jimmy C. Newman.
Who is Jimmy C. Newman?
- Jimmy Yves Newman (August 29, 1927 - June 21, 2014), better known as Jimmy C. Newman (the C stands for Cajun), was an American country music and cajun singer-songwriter and long-time star of the Grand Ole Opry.
