Elliott Sharp's Terraplane featuring Eric Mingus - Twenty Dollar Bill

TWENTY-DOLLAR BILL - ELLIOTT SHARP

It was sitting in my pocket
Just waiting to jump on out
Filled with hope and desire
And maybe a little shout

Thought I might get some action
A little snort of something too
A loaf of bread a jug of wine
Make me happy not so blue
Make me make me make make me think of you


Where did it go? Where did it go?
That $20 bill.....that $20 bill

300 slaves of Jackson you can't avoid the touch
On every single purchase whether little or very much
Rolled up rolled up so tight or folded thin and flat
Hidden in my jacket or underneath my hat
Ready for the moment ready for the day
Ready for the 'pocalypse no matter what they say


Just slipped right through my fingers
On a walk around the block
Nothings cheap and nothings good
In this old town today
Nothings free for anybody
Not in any way
For neither love nor money
Folding green just ain't the key
Something happened once or twice
Even memories have their price


Where did it go? Where did it go?
That $20 bill.....that $20 bill
I'll never know