A NICKEL AND A NAIL

OH I ONCE HAD LOVE

AND PLENTY OF MONEY OH YES I DID

SOMEWAY SOMEHOW

 LORD KNOWS I FAILED, YES I DID

NOW ALL, ALL I HAVE

IN MY POCKET

ALL I CAN GIVE A COUNT OF

 IS A NICKEL AND A NAIL

ALL, ALL I HAVE

IS A NICKEL AND A NAIL

MY FRIENDS, OH NO NO NO

 THEY JUST DON’T KNOW

THEY FEEL DEEP DOWN IN THEIR HEART

THEY THINK I’M DOIN SWELL BUT THEY DONT KNOW

EVERY NOW AND THEN I SMILE

AND I JINGLE(peches), YES I DO

ALL YOU HEAR ME JINGLING

IS A NICKEL AND A NAIL, THAT’S ALL IT IS

A N AND AN

MIGHT SAVE MY PRIDE YOU C

BUT I STILL FEEL THE NEED OF YOUR LOVE

HAMMERING ISINDE OF ME, OOOOO

A N AND A NAIL

MIGHT SAVE MY PRIDE YOU C

BUT I STILL FEEL THE NEED OF YOUR LOVE

HAMMERING ISINDE OF ME, OOOOO

YOU SAID A LONG TIME AGO

YOU SAID THE THRILL IS GONE, I DONT BELIEVE

YOU SAID OV  I THINK YOU BETTER HIT THAT LONESOME TRAIL, I GOTTA LEAVE

OH BABY I’M WONDERING

HOW’D YOU EXPECT FOR ME TO MAKE IT, I DONT BELIEVE I WILL

OH I CANT MAKE IT, CANT MAKE IT FAR WITH A NICKEL AND A NAIL

ITS ALL I HAVE

ALL I CAN SLIP

ALL I HAVE IS A NICKEL A ND NAIL