Nine More Gallons - Rick Moranis

work all day

To pay the rent.

Before the money’s earned,

It’s all been allocated.

I got nothing on my plate,

But I wish that I were fat.

Nine more gallons,

And I’ll have me a hat.

Work all night

I’m always tired.

Hope my boss

Doesn’t get me laid off.

It’s hard to pull an empty load

Even if you’re stuck

Seventeen more wheels,

And I’ll have me a truck.

Two more times a lady

Three more hundred blows

Four more easy pieces

Five more days on the road.

Seven more days a week now,

Eight more lives a cat,

Nine more gallons,

And I’ll have me a hat.

Workin' weekends

To pay the bills.

Wish I lived someplace, like

With Beverly Sills.

I’d love to have her autograph,

Right here on these cheques.

Fifty-one more cards,

And I’ll be playin' with a full deck.

Two more times a lady,

Three more hundred blows,

Four more easy pieces,

Five more days on the road.

Seven more days a week now,

Eight more lives a cat,

Nine more gallons,

And I’ll have me a hat.