Everybody´s got to pay the man
And before you leave this world
You got to pay the man
Pay the man
Everybody´s got to pay the man

And before you leave this world
You got to pay the man

Of the senators in the fancy houses
He´s a friend of Babylon
Got a wife and a dog and a cadillac
And people hung around
Got his ways and means and all he needs
To keep him satisfied
But before he leaves this world
He´s got to pay the man

Pay the man
Everybody´s got to pay the man
And before you leave this world
You got to pay the man
Pay the man
Everybody´s got to pay the man

And before you leave this world
You got to pay the man

Sally had a baby
It almost droke her crazy
When she dropped into the river
Now Sally she´s a happy girl
And you see her on a ...
She´s doing all the best she can
And she...
You got to pay the man

Pay the man
Everybody´s got to pay the man
And before you leave this world
You got to pay the man
Pay the man
Everybody´s got to pay the man

And before you leave this world
You got to pay the man

Pay the man
Everybody´s got to pay the man
And before you leave this world
You got to pay the man
Pay the man
Everybody´s got to pay the man
And before you leave this world
You got to pay the man

Pay the man
Everybody´s got to pay the man
And before you leave this world
You got to pay the man

Pay the man

Everybody´s got to pay the man
And before you leave this world
You got to pay the man