Herbie Hancock - Everybody's Broke lyrics

(This is Mr foxxy get your collection
Miss Brand-new at home? She won't answer)

(You open up this door you owe us
Money from a long time ago
Now, I want you to try to pay
Your way out of this mess
I'm getting ready to repossess your Cadillac)

Who is dreamin' up a scheme
Just so they can pick
Pick your pockets clean how
Can you pay your rent when the money's spent
Before you get it
Nothin' in your pockets do ya
Love it when they sock it to ya
Watchin' all your dreams go up in smoke
Find your funds are insufficient
Fishin' for a cash position
Baby, you're just ordinary broke!

Everybody's broke ain't nothing funny
When they're messin' with your money
Everybody's broke (Ain't no joke)

We all ain't got no money
And I don't think it's very funny
Everybody's broke

(Flat-busted and disgusted why everybody's
Got an attitude
When can't nobody buy no food?)

See how they legalize
How the eagle flies (sweet bird) when
Will old Uncle Sam find some other scam
(Get your hands outta my pocket, homie)
Scary and inflationary
'Stead of sittin' stationary
Uh, loosen up your grip before we choke!
It's hard to comprehend it
When it's gone before you spend it
Baby, everybody's broke

Everybody's broke ain't nothing funny
When they're messin' with your money
Everybody's broke (Ain't no joke)

Everybody's broke ya run outta cash
Ya look in the stash it's nothin' but empty
Everybody's broke

Everybody's broke ain't nothing funny
When they're messin' with your money
Everybody's broke (Ain't no joke)

We all ain't got no money
I don't think it's very funny
Everybody's broke! Listen

Welcome to the great depression
Uh, it's double dip recession
Enough is never quite enough
(Oh say, can you see)
Oh, the cost of living is killing me!
I can't afford to buy own tin cup
Thank you, lady

Hello, miss Jackson i hate to
Bring bad news to you
But uh, you know your payment's past due?
Uh, you better get your payment
In my office today
Or I'm gonna have to take your luxuries away
Ha ha, ha ha
I ain't- I ain't dancing to this

Tell you something funny
I don't want your money
Saving for somebody else
You don't have to lend it
Baby, you can spend it
Or let it collect dust on the shelf dig in!
Gotta find a mean dig in!
To those frightening beams dig in!
Deep in your pocket where you gonna run
When the landlord's knockin'? Dig in!
When you down on your luck dig in!
You gotta find some buck dig in!
Nothing getting cheaper! We all
Keep on digging
But the hole's getting deeper

Everybody's broke ain't nothing funny
When they're messin' with your money
Everybody's broke (Joke? What joke?)

We all ain't got no money
I don't think it's very funny
Everybody's broke

Everybody's broke body's broke, oh
Everybody's broke it sho' ain't no joke
Everybody's broke body's broke
It sho-nuff ain't no joke everybody's broke
Nuh uh, I ain't got no dough
Everybody's broke everybody's broke
It ain't no joke we all ain't got no money
And I don't think it's very funny
But uh everybody's broke everybody's broke
Ain't no joke everybody's broke
Don't come knocking on my door!
Everybody's broke everybody's broke