Well, you know that I'm not a gambler but I'm being gambled on   They put in a nickel and I sing a little song, da da, da da   They put in a nickel and I sing a little song      Well, I don't mind that they're lucky but it seems that they always win   And gamblin' is illegal in the state of mind I'm in   And if I had a nickel for each time that I've been put on   I would be their nickel man and I'd sing a little song      They're only putting in a nickel and they want a dollar song   They're only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that's wrong      Well, I don't know so many things but I know what's been goin' on   We're only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that's wrong   And if we had a nickel for each time that we've been put on   We'd all be their nickel man and we'd sing a nickel song      You know they're only putting in a nickel and they win a dollar song   Oh, yeah, they're only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that's wrong   Oh, they're only putting in a nickel to win a dollar song