^An A_me_ri^can Ex_pr_ession

Reprinted from Songworm 2

Parody of “Words Don’t Cover It”, words and music by Nate Bucklin

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Parody lyrics ©7/23/89 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.

My

A pay

check came today, and it won’t

D co

ver

A it

.

Not

A half

the

G6 things

I’ve

F#7 bought

these past few

Bm days

.

F#7

What

Bm ev

er I like, I

D ne

ver have

D#dim enough

of it.

My pay won’t

E7 cov

er it.

When

A I

see something nice, I need not

D pay

fo

A r it

,

Ex

A cept

the

G6 way

a

F#7 mod

ern shopper

Bm pays

.

F#7

And

Bm when

it’s real ex

D pen

sive and I

D#dim drool

for it,

And I can’t

E7 cov

er it...

«Chorus:»

Chorus:

I’m so glad that they take  A Vi sa, AmEx, MasterCard! D Ev ery major credit card! A Or  a check, if I could just  E7 cov er it. A Buy  it, charge it, finance it! D Who  cares how I pay for it? A I  must own a thing once I dis E7 cov er it. Though I can’t  D cov er it,  E7 cov er it, Though I can’t  A cov er it.    D        A        E7

What

A ev

er I want, I purchase, palm, or

D pil

fer

A it

.

A No

thing

G6 less

could

F#7 match

my rightful

Bm due

.

F#7

I’d

Bm some

how always

D thought

I was too

D#dim poor

for it,

But debt will

E7 cov

er it.

My

A bal

ance builds and grows and I can’t

D pay

fo

A r it

,

For

A ev

ery

G6 cent

I

F#7 earn

, I’m spending

Bm two

.

F#7

The

Bm bill’s

so long I

D bare

ly can

D#dim decipher

it.

And I can’t

E7 cov

er it.

«Chorus»