Silas Stingy Lyrics

By The Who
>From The Who Sell Out, 1967
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Once upon a time, there lived an old miser man
By the name of Silas Stingy
He carried all his money in a little black box,
Which was heavy as a rock with a big padlock
All the little kids would shout when Silas was about
(chorus)
Money money money bags, money money money bags
There goes mingy Stingy, there goes mingy Stin-gy
Money money money bags, money money money bags
There goes mingy Stingy, there goes mingy Stin-gy
Silas didn't eat, which was just as well
He would starve himself for a penny
He wore old clothes and he never washed
'Cause soap cost a lot
And the dirt kept him hot
All the little kids would shout
When Silas was about
(repeat chorus)
In the back of his head was a voice that said,
"Someone will steal it all
He'll be lying in the gutter with an empty box,
The thieves will be having a ball"
(repeat chorus)
He bought a safe to put the box in and a house to put the safe in
And a watchdog on a chain to make quite sure
And his face was very funny when he counted up his money
And he realized he hadn't any more
(repeat chorus; final repeat:)
There goes mingy Stingy
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