Now I'm not talking 'bout excessive greed   The kind that puzzled the scribes and pharisees   I don't worship it like a golden calf   But change in my pocket is always good for a laugh      I've seen it brighten up the eyes of a child   It even makes the Dalai Lama smile   It's no relation to the meaning of life   It's a dang fool husband doesn't spring for his wife      A little spending money, money to burn   Money that you did not necessarily earn   Rainy days seem to wind up sunny   Long as you got a little spending money      I got no financial conscience   Can't worry where it went   A lasting treasure or a moment of pleasure   Worth in every cent      Coin or paper, baby, silver or gold   All denominations nouveau or old   Can't have a turkey without oyster dressing   It's the root of all evil the sum of your blessings      Don't need no armored car or time-locked vault   Don't need no shaker full, just a few grains of salt   You may get by looking good and being funny   But life's a little less restrained      With a little spending money, money to burn   Money that you did not necessarily earn   Rainy days seem to wind up sunny   Long as you got a little spending money   Long as you got a little spending money      Oh, give me some spending money