Nine More Gallons

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