17 Cents - The Infamous Stringdusters

17 Cents is a whale of a lot

17 Cents is what I got

Grocery bills, heat and the rent

All i have left is 17 cents

19, 18, 17 cents, dirty old dime and a penny’s bent

Ain’t seen m’noth’in of my darlin since

Left me here with 17 cents

Well down the road and around the bend

Lookin for gold the the rainbow end

Over the field and under the fence

Pockets are lined with 17 cents

19, 18, 17 cents

Dirty old dime and the penny’s bent

Ain’t seen nothing of m’darlin' since

She left me here with 17 cents

I got a letter from the IRS

«You owe back taxes--17 cents»

Wish I had all the money they spent

Spent on bringing in 17 cents.19, 18, 17 cents

Dirty old dime and the penny’s bent

Ain’t seen nothing of m’darlin' since

She left me here with 17 cents

Went to Nashville--wrote me a song

Put it on a record from Fiddlin' John

Bill Monroe and Joseph Spence

Royalty check was 17 cents

19, 18, 17 cents

Dirty old dime and the penny’s bent

Ain’t seen nothing of m’darlin' since

She left me here with 17 cents

Down the road, skid row gents

Always begged for 17 cents

Never did find out where they went

To buy anything for 17 cents

17 cents for a cup of joe, ticket home or a burger roll

Never did find out where Ed spent

To buy such things for 17 cents

19, 18, 17 cents

Dirty old dime and the penny’s bent

Ain’t seen nothing of m’darlin' since

She left me here with 17 cents